Nigeria's Jonathan declares state of emergency
Reverend Father Issac Achi (L) speaks with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan during a visit to St. Theresa's Catholic church, the scene of a Christmas day bomb attack, just outside the ...
View ArticleCameroon to complete Kribi gas-fired power plant in December
YAOUNDE, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The construction of Cameroon's 216 MW Kribi gas-fired power plant which started in March 2010 should be completed in December and go operational in the first ...
View ArticleAU says critical for int'l community to take advantage of "new...
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Wednesday said that it is critical for the international community to take advantage of the "new opportunity to harness in order to ...
View ArticleAt least 50 people killed in renewed clashes in South Sudan's Jonglei state
KHARTOUM, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 50 people were killed in South Sudan's Jonglei state in renewed tribal clashes on Tuesday. "The attack took place by cattle looters in an area some ...
View ArticleKenyan, Somali troops capture two towns in southern Somalia
NAIROBI, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan and Somali troops have captured two towns in southern Somalia after launching an offensive that took place over the weekend and early this week, military officials ...
View ArticleKrejcir, Gavric… how McMafia came to South Africa
The answer lies in the globalisation of organised crime so neatly captured in the rubric McMafia, the title of former BBC correspondent Misha Glenny's ground-breaking 2008 ...
View ArticleKante surprised by Mali success
Cedric Kante says he is honoured to have been captain of Mali as the Eagles recorded their best Africa Cup of Nations finish in 40 ...
View ArticleGhana coach questions discipline
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has questioned his side's discipline, admitting he may not "know [his] players very well". The Black Stars - who finished fourth at the Africa Cup of ...
View ArticleWickets tumble as Kenya takes on Ireland
Ireland were dismissed in their first innings for 75 before the home side were bowled out for 109.The Irish then steadied the ship by reaching 2-81 by stumps in their second knock.Left-arm spinners ...
View ArticleUganda's anti-gay bill reintroduced in parliament
KAMPALA, Uganda  — The Ugandan parliamentarian who first introduced an anti-gay bill that carried the death penalty for some homosexual acts reintroduced the bill on Tuesday, raising ...
View ArticleLow-End, Mobile Social Network Shoots to 2.5 Million Subscribers
The speed with which Facebook grew in Africa was startling but the story is now well-known. Latvian social network Eskimi is designed for low-end handset users and in a little over 18 months it has ...
View ArticleAct to Forestall Effects of the Severe Weather
Many people on our side of the world can only marvel at the severe weather that has in the past couple of weeks killed several hundred people in Eastern Europe and Asia. In some countries such as ...
View Article'Mugabe Won't Sign Constitution That Disqualifies Him'
Harare - President Robert Mugabe will not sign the draft constitution into the new supreme law of the country as long as it disqualifies him from contesting the next elections, a senior Zanu PF ...
View ArticleAussies die as truck overturns on African holiday
Two Australian women killed on a tour truck in Africa Vehicle overturned in Namibia, three other Aussies on board Tributes flow on Facebook for adventure-loving ...
View ArticleSouth Africa to Lure Miners With $40 Billion Railways Boost
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa is ramping up spending on railways and roads to lure mining investment as the government fights off calls from within the ruling African National Congress to ...
View Article110-year-old Sudan bookshop struggles on with no single sale
A man walks past the closed 110-year-old Sudan Bookshop in Khartoum. AFP photo It's as if the dust-caked volumes have been sitting on the shelves of Sudan Bookshop for the past half ...
View Article'Gaguie' Steals Show in Orange Can 2012 Climax
The official mascot for the 2012 Orange CAN 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, 'Gaguie' left an indelible mark in the minds of all as the curtains on the tournament folded up. The ...
View ArticleThe Best of The Best at Afcon
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 2000 news and information items daily from over 130 African news organizations and our own reporters to an ...
View ArticleIvorian coach proud in defeat
Coach Francois Zahoui says Ivory Coast can return home with their heads held high despite their defeat in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final. The Elephants missed a penalty in regulation ...
View ArticleQaddafi son runs mouth, so Libya wants him back
(AP) TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya demanded Niger hand over one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons who is under house arrest in the neighboring African nation after he warned in a television interview that his ...
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