Death toll 25, thousands homeless in Mozambique floods
MAPUTO (Reuters) - At least 25 people have been killed and thousands displaced by flooding in Mozambique, a government official said on Tuesday, but industry sources said coal exports have not been ...
View ArticleMali says open to talks, once rebel attacks contained
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mali is open to talks with Tuareg rebels but will first need to contain fighting in the north, Foreign Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga said on Tuesday, in the ...
View ArticleAlgeria gives parties green light for election
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's government on Tuesday authorised the creation of the first new political parties in more than a decade, four months before a parliamentary election when the ...
View ArticleEgypt partially lifts state of emergency law
CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of Egypt's ruling military council said on Tuesday he had decided to lift a state of emergency from Wednesday except in certain cases, a move one lawmaker said did ...
View ArticleKenyan finance minister to stay on during ICC appeal
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta can stay in office for now even though the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he must face trial for directing violence after a ...
View ArticleKenya to set up election violence tribunal
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View ArticleHearts not heads ruled Morocco
Libreville – Morocco suffered eight minutes of madness when they let their hearts rule their heads, coach Eric Gerets said in the wake of a surprise 2-1 defeat by Tunisia in the African ...
View ArticleAfrican American Hispanic High School Achievement Falls to 30Year Low
WASHINGTON - While achievement levels have improved considerably for minority elementary and middle school students, studies show academic performance among high school age African Americans and ...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to 211 in Nigeria bombing
LAGOS, Nigeria, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Ten vehicles filled with about 300 explosive devices have been seized in the wake of deadly bombings in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, officials said. ...
View ArticleU.S. welcomes ICC action on Kenya
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Accountability for post-election violence that gripped Kenya in 2007 is necessary for long-term stability in the country, the U.S. State Department said. The ...
View ArticleEthiopia clears Bekele, eligible to run at Olympics
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The Ethiopian Athletics Federation lifted the suspension of Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele and 34 others Tuesday, clearing the way for the Ethiopian great to run at the London ...
View ArticleQPR seal loan deal for Nigeria left-back Taiwo
Taye Taiwo joins from AC Milan Taiwo, 26, joined the Rossoneri from Marseille in the summer but has struggled for a regular first-team berth.The Nigerian, who can also operate in midfield, had been ...
View ArticleU.N. envoy moves to Somalia as violence rages
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy to Somalia moved to Mogadishu on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, signalling international support for a government fight against Islamist rebels ...
View ArticleS.Sudan clashes show 'extreme violence'
South Sudan residents with gunshot and stab wounds continue to emerge from the bush weeks after a massive tribe-on-tribe attack killed an untold number of people, an international medical group said ...
View ArticleAfrican violets' easy care ensures popularity
Although they were discovered only about a century ago, African violets (Saintpaulia spp.) today are one of the country's favorite houseplants. Not surprising, they're easy to grow. In ...
View ArticleLibya says will strike back if Kadhafi men behind unrest
TRIPOLI: Libya said it will strike back if diehards of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi were behind deadly clashes in his former bastion of Bani Walid where confusion ruled Tuesday as to who was behind ...
View ArticleKenya's Richest Man To Face Trial For Alleged Crimes Against Humanity
Uhuru Kenyatta , is to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for charges of crimes against humanity following post-election violence in 2007 in which over 1,000 Kenyans were killed ...
View ArticleGhana v Botswana – live! | Paul Doyle
The underdogs have proved pesky in this tournament so far, with Sudan gnashing at Ivory Coast's heels for long periods before losing narrowly and Zambia raising their nimble legs and doing ...
View ArticleCameroon - Writer detained, faces up to 50 years in prison
Enoh Meyomesse, Writer (WiPC/IFEX) - 23 January 2012 - The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International protests the extended detention and ill-treatment of the writer and political ...
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