Charity begins at home, and Africans need to take the first bold steps to deal with problems affecting them instead of depending on the west. Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki’s message was met with a resounding applause at the 6th edition of Africities in Dakar, Senegal. - Friday 7 December 2012

The Democratic Republic of Congo has the highest rate of malnutrition in central and West Africa, affecting 43% of children under five, says Unicef on Tuesday. - Thursday 1 November 2012

International experts met in Bamako on Tuesday to firm up plans for an armed intervention to wrest northern Mali from the hands of Islamic radicals - Wednesday 31 October 2012

20 people have been shot death and others badly hurt by a gang of bandits in a raid on Kaboro village, on Tuesday in northern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, an official said - Wednesday 31 October 2012

A group of irritated demonstrators in Kenya have held a protest in the western town of Kisumu following the killing of a local politician Shem Onyango Kwega - Tuesday 30 October 2012

South Africa police have fired rubber bullets and gas to dissolve about 1000 striking miners at leading platinum mine in South Africa - Tuesday 30 October 2012

A Somali reporter shot by unknown gunmen last week has died from his wounds, colleagues said Monday. - Tuesday 30 October 2012

Five Egyptian Coptic Christians were injured on Sunday in clashes with Muslims at a church in a village south of Cairo, says security source. - Monday 29 October 2012

Seven people have been reported dead and several others injured following a suicide bombing which occurred during a mass at a catholic church in northern Nigeria. - Monday 29 October 2012

Kenyan security forces have been abusing residents in crackdowns and caring act of vengeance in other to chase suspected supporter of Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab militants says HRW. - Thursday 25 October 2012