Yanga-Mbiwa ponders African move
Montpellier captain Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa has indicated he could switch allegiances if he is not called up for the France national team. Montpellier captain Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa has indicated he could ...
View Article200 Die In Arms Depot Fire
Around 200 people have died in the Republic of Congo after a munitions depot caught fire and caused several large explosions, a presidency official has ...
View ArticleCongo weapons depot fire sparks blasts
Blasts rocked the capital of the Republic of Congo today after a weapons depot caught fire.The explosions shook houses in Brazzaville and echoed across the Congo River to the capital of the ...
View ArticleSuspect in Nigeria bombing dies in prison
AFP photo A lawyer for one of the men accused of planning a 2010 dual car bombing in Nigeria's capital says his client has died while awaiting trial.Festus Keyamo said Saturday in a ...
View Articlethe Gulf of Guinea
This image shows a boarding party from the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivose on Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast in this March 2010 file photo. The Gulf of Guinea, like piracy off the ...
View ArticlePSL champs are African chumps
Pirates, celebrating their 75th anniversary, cannot plead poverty. As the Premier Soccer League's (PSL) defending champions and full of the bounties that go with that status, the team is laden. ...
View ArticleRecreativo Libolo Confirm Passage to Next Round in Champions League
The Angolan champions ,Recreativo Libolo progressed to the next round of the 2012 Orange CAF Champions League competition after playing out a (1-1) draw against Orlando Pirates of South Africa. The ...
View Article150 feared dead in arms depot blasts
26/01/2012 23:03 CET At least 150 people are feared killed and some 1,500 others injured after a series of explosions in an arms depot in Congo’s capital Brazzaville. The figures from a ...
View ArticleBoxer dad keeps kids captive in Algeria - wife
A Northland woman says her boxing-champion husband lured her to his native Algeria, where she alleges he is holding their three children captive. Mihi Puriri, aged in her 30s, left her Kaikohe home ...
View ArticleLibya unearths largest mass grave of civil war dead
BIN JAWWAD, Libya -; Libya says that it has unearthed a mass grave with 157 bodies of rebel fighters and civilians in an eastern town that was a major battleground during the country's 2011 ...
View ArticleAt least 200 killed in Congo munitions depot explosions
Around 200 people, including Chinese workers, have been killed in a series of explosions in Brazzaville, the capital of Republic of the Congo, according to a senior official in the presidency, ...
View ArticleIndia to expand science, tech cooperation with Africa
New Delhi, March 4 : Building upon growing political and economic ties, India and the 54-nation African continent are now poised to expand their cooperation in frontier areas of research, capacity ...
View ArticleMuslim Brotherhood forms political party in Libya
TRIPOLI // The Muslim Brotherhood in Libya announced on Saturday that it has formed a political party after six decades in the shadows of dictator Muammar Qaddafi's regime. The Islamist group ...
View ArticleStrong explosions heard in Republic of Congo
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — An official and witnesses say strong explosions have rocked the capital of the Republic of Congo.Witnesses say the explosions started Sunday morning and ...
View ArticleCongo munitions dump blast kills 200
26/01/2012 16:03 CET Around 200 people have been killed after an arms dump exploded in Congo’s capital Brazzaville. Hundreds more were hurt in blasts which also sparked panic and shattered ...
View ArticleBrazzaville explosions felt in neighbouring DR Congo – video
At least 200 people have been killed in a series of explosions in the capital of Congo-Brazzaville. Congolese officials say the explosions were caused by a fire in an arms depot. The blast blew out ...
View ArticleThe way to a new Somalia | Nadifa Mohamed
Ask a Somali taxi driver in Streatham or Shepherd's Bush what they remember of Mogadishu and their eyes widen, their hands leave the steering wheel in wild gesticulations and they become poets, ...
View ArticleUN reports continued inflow of Malian refugees into Mauritania and Burkina Faso
Mauritania and Burkina Faso continue to receive large numbers of Malian refugees fleeing conflict between the army and ethnic Tuareg rebels in the northern region of their country, the United ...
View ArticleBoth pro- and anti-Qadhafi forces committed war crimes in Libya - UN panel
The United Nations-mandated commission of inquiry that probed human rights abuses in Libya reported today that crimes against humanity and war crimes were committed by both the troops loyal to the ...
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