Risks rise for African migrants on Yemen-Saudi border
SANAA // The discovery of 70 battered men and women held captive in a remote area of Yemen has sparked an investigation into the torture and extortion of African immigrants by criminal gangs. The ...
View ArticleClooney accuses Sudan of war crimes
Actor George Clooney responds March 14, 2012, to questions at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Sudan and South Sudan. (Rod ...
View Article6.4 earthquake hits near Papua New Guinea
GOLDEN, Colorado (AP) — A strong earthquake has struck about 110 miles (177 kilometers) east of Kandrian in the Asian island nation of Papua New Guinea. There are no immediate reports of ...
View ArticleSomalia, Kenya, Nigeria bombings deadlier in 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The Pentagon's anti-IED unit says that bomb attacks in Nigeria, Kenya and Somalia became more frequent and deadly in 2011 as al-Qaida-affiliated terror groups used more ...
View ArticleAMISOM to Replace Ethiopian Troops in Central Somalia
Somalia's joint security committee has agreed to deploy AU troops to areas of central and southern Somalia captured recently from militant group al-Shabab by Ethiopian forces. The announcement came We
View ArticleMozambique Rape Case Pits Tradition Against Law
Women activists and lawyers are pressing for justice in the December gang rape of a woman in northern Mozambique. Investigators allegedly haven't visited the crime scene and the 17 attackers walk free
View ArticleZimbabwe Diamonds Fail to Shine on Economy
The old adage that diamonds glitter seems not to apply in Zimbabwe. The economy has failed to click despite the country discovering these precious stones about eight years ago. Instead, diamond mining
View ArticleDecision on Cricket South Africa chief Majola's future may drag on
A decision on Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola's immediate future may not be settled at a board of directors meeting in Johannesburg on March 17.
View ArticleKiwi batsmen wobble again in second innings against Proteas
New Zealand top order batsmen once again failed to make a solid start in the second innings against the mighty South Africa at Seddon Park, losing four quick wickets.
View ArticleAfrica Major Player at World Water Forum
African ministers say water is vital to improving health and economic development on the continent. Africa placed high on the agenda at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France (3/12-17).
View ArticleS. Sudan Agrees to Release Child Soldiers
The United Nations says a new deal signed with South Sudan's army could lead to the newest country being delisted from nations which use and recruit child soldiers. Special Representative to the U.N.
View ArticleEritrea Calls for UN to Respond After Ethiopian Attack
Eritrea is calling for the United Nations to impose penalties on arch-rival Ethiopia, after Ethiopian forces attacked a military base inside Eritrea.
View ArticleEthiopia Hails Poverty Reduction
Ethiopia, one of Africa's poorest countries, is heralding great strides in eradicating poverty. The number of Ethiopians living in poverty has dropped below one-third of the total, despite population
View ArticleCoup-Prone Guinea Bissau Calm Ahead of Election
Guinea Bissau's nine presidential hopefuls are wrapping up what has been a calm campaign season.
View ArticleUganda Government Dismisses Museveni Impeachment Bid
Uganda's Information Minister has dismissed ongoing attempts by seven members of parliament seeking to impeach President Yoweri Museveni over allegations of economic crimes.
View ArticleAl-Qaida Chief Urges Pakistanis to Revolt
Al-Qaida is urging the people of Pakistan to follow the example of Muslims in Egypt and Tunisia and revolt.
View ArticleUN-backed initiative to address electronic waste problem in Africa adopted
The United Nations, 18 African countries, as well as non-governmental organizations, the private sector and academia today agreed on priority measures to reduce the environmental and health impacts of
View ArticleDisaster stalking children in Africa's drought-prone Sahel region, warns...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is warning that more than a million children below the age of five in the Sahel are facing a disaster amid the ongoing food crisis in the drought-prone regi
View ArticleSecretary-General urges restraint after Ethiopian attack on Eritrean bases
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to avoid any action that could escalate tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbours, following Ethiopia's attack yesterday on military b
View ArticleCricket South Africa boss Majola extols Tendulkar's magical achievement
Beleaguered Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief Gerald Majola has exalted Sachin Tendulkar for achieving the glorious feat of scoring 100 international centuries.
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