New Infighting Hits Tsvangirai Party
Harare - THE MDC-T has been rocked by fresh infighting with some big wigs in the party already jostling for parliamentary seats considered safe ahead of possible elections to be held either later ...
View ArticleNigeria prepares for strike action
Thousands of Nigerians are expected to go on strike on Monday in the latest sign of widespread opposition to the government's decision last week to end fuel subsidies. Since then petrol prices ...
View ArticleDanish navy captures pirate vessel, frees hostages
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Danish navy ship seized a suspected pirate vessel off the coast of Somalia and freed 14 hostages on board, the navy said on ...
View ArticleBashir says working with Libya to protect borders
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Sunday he was working with Libyan leaders to secure the border between the two countries and prevent the smuggling of ...
View ArticleNigerians to strike over soaring fuel prices
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian unions launch a nationwide strike on Monday to protest against the axing of a fuel subsidy which many ordinary people saw as one of the few benefits they ever got from the ...
View ArticleIndia to lose 2nd spot in Test rankings to S Africa
, India will not be able to hold on to the No. 2 spot in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test Rankings, no matter what they do in the last two matches of the series. South ...
View ArticleJacques Kallis wants to win 2015 World Cup before retirement
South African cricket all-rounder Jacques Kallis has expressed a desire to play for the Proteas until at least the 2015 World Cup with a hope of fulfilling his dream of winning the tournament.
View ArticleViolence, looming strike put Nigeria on edge
LAGOS -- Nigeria has entered one of the most crucial phases in its recent history with attacks on Christians sparking fears of religious conflict and nationwide strikes set to begin on Monday over ...
View ArticleSouth Africa's ANC readies for 100-year bash
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa -- Africa's oldest liberation movement, South Africa's ruling ANC, celebrates its centenary Sunday with 100,000 people at a rally where President Jacob Zuma ...
View ArticleLibya's NTC announces review of investments worldwide
TRIPOLI -- Libya will review its investments in the Arab world, Africa, and elsewhere, and it will make major agricultural and property investments in neighboring Sudan, the chairman of its ruling ...
View ArticleVic Falls bungee survivor describes 'miracle' escape
An Australian woman whose bungee jumping cord snapped, plunging her head-first into raging crocodile-infested waters in Africa's Zambezi River, has described her "miracle" ...
View ArticleSomalia pirates free Georgian sailors
Georgian sailors freed after 16 months with Somali pirates. Georgian officials say Somalia pirates have freed 15 crew members of a cargo ship seized more than a year ago. The officials gave no ...
View ArticleAlgeria asks Turkey to lay off genocide talk
Algerian PM tells Turkey to stop citing French colonization. Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia urged Turkey Saturday to stop trying to make political capital out of France's killing of ...
View Article8 Shot Dead in Northern Nigeria
Police in northern Nigeria say suspected members of a radical Islamist sect have shot dead eight people, including four police officers.
View ArticleUS Military to Help Build South Sudan
The United States military is joining efforts to help build the newly independent nation of South Sudan.
View ArticleAssessing Obama's Africa Policy, Looking at 2012 and Beyond
The Washington-based Brookings Institution said Africa, to benefit from development opportunities in 2012, must prioritize regional integration efforts and manage a growing youth population.
View ArticleSecurity Council urges reliable support for African peacekeepers in Somalia
The Security Council today called for predictable, reliable and timely resources to support the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia to strengthen its capability to help the country's tr
View ArticleUN boosts security and aid in wake of ethnic violence in South Sudan
The United Nations is stepping up its peacekeeping presence in the troubled South Sudanese state of Jonglei in the wake of recent inter-ethnic violence that has displaced tens of thousands of people a
View Article7.7 mm frog in New Guinea is world's tiniest vertebrate
A scientist has recently discovered two new species of frogs in New Guinea, one of which is now the world's tiniest known vertebrate, averaging less than one-third of an inch.
View ArticleDe Villiers says Lanka blitz was pre-planned
South Africa's one-day cricket team captain A.B. De Villiers has praised his bowlers for bowling to a pre-determined plan to skittle Sri Lanka out for its lowest total in one-dayers.
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