Africa kicks off deliberation on mineral resource development
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Africa on Monday kicked off a five-day conference that deliberates on the development of its huge mineral resources here at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in ...
View ArticleEast African experts to meet on forced population movement
NAIROBI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will meet this week in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to discuss population movement in Africa. IOM Regional ...
View ArticleDR Congo opposition files cases against poll results at Supreme Court
KINSHASA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The political opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) on Monday filed a case at the country's Supreme Court requesting for the cancellation of ...
View ArticleMoncef Marzouki sworn in as Tunisia's president
TUNIS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Moncef Marzouki was sworn in on Tuesday as Tunisia's new president before the country's Constituent Assembly, almost a year after the ouster of former President ...
View ArticlePenetration of internet-enabled handsets edge out cybercafes in Kenya
NAIROBI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Extensive adoption and use of internet-enabled mobile phones and wireless modems in Kenya have heralded the death of cybercafes, which pioneered internet use in the East ...
View ArticleAid agencies call for rapid response to food crisis in East Africa
NAIROBI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two international aid agencies on Wednesday called for a rapid response to the current food crisis in East Africa, saying lessons learnt can help prevent future ...
View ArticleDR Congo fires tear gas to stop 'swearing in'
Police used tear gas on Friday to disperse opposition supporters who had gathered near Etienne Tshisekedi's residence in Kinshasa's Liemete district and made several arrests, an AFP ...
View ArticleSeven hurt as bomb hits Arabic school in Nigeria
PORT HARCOURT - Assailants threw a crude homemade bomb into an Arabic school in southern Nigeria's Delta state overnight, police said, wounding seven people and escalating tensions between ...
View ArticleRussia, Egypt discuss investigation of NATO operations in Libya
MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Egypt may join Russia in demanding an investigation of NATO operations in Libya, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amrsaid said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters ...
View ArticleTroubled Ethiopia-Somalia history haunts Horn of Africa
NAIROBI - Five hundred years ago, an Imam who ruled much of what is now Somalia, led a daring invasion of Christian Ethiopia, looting monasteries, burning down churches and slaying all who ...
View ArticleChurch in Congo Begins Non-Violence Program
Angelus Bell Taken as Symbol of Peaceful ProtestBy Nieves San MartinKINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Last Saturday all the bells of the parishes of the Democratic ...
View ArticlePM represents president Paul Biya in Bata
Cameroon's Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang on Saturday, January 21, 2012 represented the Head of State, President Paul Biya at the opening ceremony of the 28th edition of the ...
View ArticleAfcon begins with upsets
The 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations got up to a good start on Saturday January 21 in Bata with two major surprises and a first controversy to arouse public interest in a tournament that ...
View ArticleCourt Sentences Fugitive Qaeda Leader to Death
A court in Algeria has sentenced a fugitve leader of Al-Qaeda's north African wing and three of his followers to death for attacks against the military. The sentence against Mokhtar Belmokhtar ...
View ArticleMercurial Sides Go Head-to-Head
Mercurial Mali and the equally unpredictable Guinea go head-to-head at the African Nations Cup finals in Franceville on Tuesday, looking to set a positive tone for the tournament. Mali, with a bevy ...
View ArticleDC Entertainment Teams With Aid Groups to Raise $2 Million-Plus, Awareness...
With the help of the DC superheroes of the Justice League and the slogan "We Can Be Heroes," the partners hope to put a spotlight on a problem that has "not gotten the consistent ...
View ArticleSyria looks more like Libya every day | Rami G Khouri
led the emir of Qatar to suggest that it would be appropriate to send in Arab troops to stop the killing. How seriously he meant this suggestion remains unclear. He may have been offering this as a ...
View ArticleEgypt's Islamist-led parliament meets, rivalries on display
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's first free parliament in six decades got to work on Monday with Islamists holding by far the most seats and opponents comparing their grip on the chamber to that ...
View ArticleS.Africa's Malema makes last stand with ANC appeal
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An appeal that will determine the future of South African political rebel Julius Malema started on Monday, giving the firebrand a last chance to retain his influential ...
View ArticleFour dead in fighting in Libyan town
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Supporters of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and a militia loyal to the new government clashed in the town of Bani Walid, about 200 km (120 miles) south-east of Tripoli, a ...
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