Egypt's Islamist parties lead in latest results
Egypt's two main Islamist parties claimed on Saturday to have together taken 62% of the vote in the final stage of a general election, maintaining their lead in the overall ...
View ArticleSudanese, foreign institutions say Sudan concentrated AIDS epidemic country
KHARTOUM, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese and international institutions on Thursday said Sudan was categorized among countries of concentrated AIDS epidemic and that 90,000 people in Sudan are living ...
View ArticleKenya's flash floods kill at least 15
NAIROBI, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Flash floods ravaging several parts of Kenya have killed at least 15 people and left thousands of others homeless in the East African nation, a humanitarian agency said ...
View ArticleFlood kills at least 24 in Kenya
NAIROBI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Flood ravaging several parts of Kenya have killed at least 24 people and displaced 98,000 in the east African nation, a humanitarian agency said on Monday. Kenya Red ...
View Article"Leading from behind" one-off deal for Libya
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- When Libya's long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed in October under the cover of NATO air raids, the mission was touted as a success of the ...
View ArticleSudan, South Sudan separation fails to bring in peace, stability
KHARTOUM, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The separation with the South marks the most prominent event in Sudan in 2011, yet the much- anticipated resolution of the ethnic dispute fell short of bringing in ...
View ArticleGuinea Bissau's police officer who wanted to surrender killed by...
BISSAU, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Yaya Dabo, a police officer in Guinea Bissau, was killed on Tuesday by security forces when he tried to surrender at the Interior Ministry in capital Bissau, a well ...
View ArticleMorocco launches new wind farm tenders
Wind farm tenders launching. Morocco is opening up tenders for five wind farm projects totaling some 850 megawatts in the country, the state-run power utility ONE announced on Friday. The ...
View ArticleLibya rape victims should be considered wounded combatants
Libyan women celebrating the fall of Gaddafi last fall. Wartime rape is a persistent and brutal aspect of conflict, whether during or in the aftermath of hostilities. In the recent warfare in ...
View ArticleGhana arrive for South Africa training camp
The Ghana squad have arrived in South Africa to begin preparations for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The Ghana squad have arrived in South Africa to begin preparations for the 2012 Africa Cup of ...
View ArticleKenya Military Airstrike Kills 60 Somali Militants
A Kenyan military spokesman says at least 60 militants were killed in airstrikes on a base of an al-Qaida-linked group Kenyan troops are pursuing in Somalia. Col. Cyrus Oguna said Saturday the ...
View ArticleKenyans 'kill al-Shabab rebels'
The Kenyan army says it has killed 60 Somali al-Shabab militia fighters in air strikes and is determined to "break their spine completely". A further 20 of the Islamist fighters defected ...
View ArticleIvory Coast finds remains; may be missing reporter
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) -- A minister in Ivory Coast says authorities have unearthed human remains that may be those of a French and Canadian journalist who disappeared in the country's ...
View Article'safe' to deport Mugesera
Rwanda has urged Canada to ensure the deportation of a Rwandan refugee accused of inciting genocide, and ignore his lawyer's attempt to continue a 17-year legal battle to quash his ...
View ArticlePalestinian officials 'ignored' in Tunisian Hamas talks
A visit by Gaza's Hamas leader has angered the official Palestinian representatives in Tunisia who say they were ignored during the talks with the new government, a Palestinian source said on ...
View ArticleThe Turkish aid organization Kimse Yok Mu opened a school over the weekend in...
The Turkish aid organization Kimse Yok Mu ("Is Anybody There" in Turkish) opened a school over the weekend in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu. Speaking at the opening ceremony, ...
View ArticleIMF Chief Lagarde Meets Zuma
IMF chief Christine Lagarde met President Jacob Zuma on Saturday, wrapping up a visit to South Africa in which she warned that the global growth outlook is likely to be lowered. The International ...
View ArticleYobe Suffers Second Explosion, Gun Battle After State of Emergency
Potiskum, the commercial nerve centre of Yobe on Friday recorded series of explosions and gunfire, the second since the declaration of state of emergency in the state by the Federal Government. ...
View ArticleConstituent Assembly Members Vote in Favor of Transparency
Members of the Constituent Assembly voted today, January 7th, for the inclusion of a clause guaranteeing transparency and open government in the country's constitution. Among the 152 members, ...
View ArticleANC Marks 100 Years
A bull bellowed in sacrifice Saturday as South Africa's ruling ANC paid tribute to its ancestors and founding leaders, who 100 years ago paved the way for Nelson Mandela's rainbow nation. ...
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