UN concerned by piracy off Somalia
New York - The United Nations Security Council expressed grave concern on Monday at the threat posed by Somali pirates and extremist groups as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned the African state's ...
View ArticleAlleged Boko Haram trio killed in Nigeria
Kano - Troops in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri on Monday shot dead three suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram sect as they allegedly tried to burn down a school, the army ...
View ArticleCongo leaders under fire after depot blast
Brazzaville - Standing in the wreckage of the small bar he owned in the Mpila district of Brazzaville, Simplice Gaylolo knew where he put the blame for the arms dump blast that ripped a hole in the ...
View ArticleAll targets in Libya were military
Brussels - All targets that Nato hit during the bombing of Libya were legitimate military sites, the alliance said on Monday, despite the findings of a United Nations expert panel that said 60 ...
View ArticleSister's fears for Libya Britons
The sister of one of two British journalists held by a Libyan militia has urged the Government to keep up pressure over the case after they were accused of spying on facilities.Nicholas Davies-Jones ...
View ArticleWill nationalizing mines make South African poverty worse
South Africa has a 20 percent unemployment rate and rampant poverty, which will only get worse if the government begins interfering in mining ...
View ArticleAfrican Countries Make War on Elephant Poachers
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon, March 5, 2012 (ENS) - Three African countries - Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya - are taking up arms against elephant poachers, who have killed ...
View ArticleSomalia has best chance in decades to end conflict, Security Council told
Somalia currently has the best opportunity to end its two decades-long conflict and bring lasting peace and stability to the country, but doing so will require a greater efforts by all parties and sus
View ArticleSouth Africa pursue No.1 spot in NZ series
Ranked No.2 behind England, South Africa has already demonstrated its superiority over eighth-ranked New Zealand in shorter formats, winning the Twenty20 series 2-1 and the one-day international ...
View ArticleAussie war graves 'damaged in Libya'
Libya's national transitional government has apologised for the attacks and local authorities have detained several people in relation to them. (AP) Australian graves are among those ...
View ArticleVettori says New Zealand need to look at positives ahead of test series...
Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has said though South Africa is on their way to the World No 1 ranking but if the Black Caps treat them like that the upcoming Test series is as good as lost.
View ArticleMissile strike kills Islamist fighters in Somalia
Al Shabaab gunmen head to Somalia's southern port of Kismayu October 1, 2009. A missile strike killed four Al-Qaeda allied Al-Shabaab rebels in war-torn southern Somalia, officials and ...
View ArticleAzerbaijan, Morocco discuss personnel training in tourism sphere
The Morocco State University is interested in cooperation with the Azerbaijani Tourism Institute to train personnel in tourism sphere. Moroccan Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hasan Hami told the ...
View ArticleAngola Advances Mine Clean-up Program
Luanda, Mar 6 (Prensa Latina) Angola´s 2010-2011 mine clean-up program cleared 4,300 sq km of agriculture areas, roads and railroads, among other infrastructure, said official sources. La Casa ...
View ArticleZimbabwe president's party pushes polls this year
HARARE, Zimbabwe -; The party of Zimbabwe's president said Tuesday that elections can be held this year even if political reforms requested by meditators aren't ready in ...
View ArticleAptics launches WiMAX and VoIP in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has a new internet service provider (ISP) and voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony operator in the shape of Aptics. The firm was awarded an Internet Access Provider licence around ...
View ArticleRussia refuses from T-90 tanks and sells them to Africa
A large batch of Russian T-90 tanks that received appraisal from Vladimir Putin and criticism from the officials of the General Staff, will be delivered to North Africa. The Russian tanks will ...
View ArticleSyria reduced to next Libya if diplomacy bogged down
With diplomatic efforts watered down and situation continuously spiraling downward, the unfolded conflict in Syria is taking on the dimensions of a civil war, with army defectors clashing almost ...
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