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Mbeki salutes Kenyan deal
South African President Thabo Mbeki has welcomed the signing of the agreement between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga, which lays the...
Gambian journalist Lamin Fatty’s appeal adjourned to 10 April
An appeal filed by journalist Lamin Fatty against his sentence to a fine of D50,000 (US$1,850) for publishing "false news" was on Thursday adjourned...
Cape Verdian local elections slated for 18 May
Local elections in Cape Verde have been fixed for 18 May, Prime Minister José Maria Neves announced on Wednesday in Praia. Speaking at the...
Mozambique floods would have been worse without Cahora Bassa dam
The impact of this year's floods in the Zambezi Valley, Mozambique, would have been worse, if the Cahora Bassa dam did not exist, according...
Gambia’s security men prepare for UN/AU Mission in Darfur
A team of British soldiers and police officers are currently in Banjul, Gambia, concluding a training programme for members of the Gambia Armed Forces...
Nigeria defers naming national team coach
Nigerian football authorities have delayed the appointment of a new national coach for at least a month, during which the Super Eagles will be...
France knows where Chadian opposition members are detained – AI
The human rights organisation, Amnesty international (AI) , has accused of France of knowing the whereabouts of three Chadian opposition figures arrested early this...
Katoucha’s body found?
Katoucha Niane’s body may have been found at last. Her mysterious disappearence almost a month ago raised lots of suspicions. Among them, a theory...
Kenya crises ends
Kenya's political crisis came to a historic end Thursday with the signing of a coalition agreement, setting the pace for equal sharing of cabinet...
Sarkozy meets with human rights league
French President, Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday had talks in Paris, France, with a delegation of the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH), the president...
Cameroon riots turn political
The violent protests, following an urban transport strike, sparked by a rise in petrol prices as well as the high cost of living has...
Demonstration in Ouagadougou
A number of students protested violently Thursday morning in Ouagadougou against price hikes of products of everyday necessity, despite price control measures introduced by...
Nigerian opposition condemns Military interference
Nigeria's opposition Action Congress (AC) has criticised the country's military hierarchy for threatening to deal with 'trouble makers' in the aftermath of the Court...
French President negotiates deals in South Africa
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on a two day visit to Cape Town, South Africa’s political capital, where he is expected to sign a...
Cameroon: African Champions league match cancelled
A return match, in the African champions league play-offs, scheduled for next weekend between Vitalo (Burundi) and Cotton Sport of Garoua, has been postponed....
34 Rwandan policemen sacked
At least 34 Rwandan policemen have been sacked for "indiscipline, delinquency and corruption", Rwandan police spokesman Willy Marcel Higiro told reporters on Thursday. "Most...
Zimbabwe diamond producer reports sharp output drop
Zimbabwe's biggest diamond producer, Murowa Mines, Thursday reported a sharp drop in output last year owing to power shortages. In a statement, the company...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy targets deals in Africa
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on a two day visit to Cape Town, South Africa's political capital, where he is expected to address the...
Kenyan rivals to sign coalition govt deal
Kenyan rivals are to sign a coalition government deal after marathon, face-to-face talks chaired by AU Chairman Jakaya Kikwete, according to former UN Secretary-General...
Strike-induced riots spread to Yaounde
The riots which have hit Cameroon since Monday following the strike by taxi drivers have spread to Yaounde, the political capital. About 12 persons...
Mugabe awards salary increment to military
Sources said army personnel were pleasantly surprised to find relatively
large amounts of money in their usually empty bank accounts after the
government deposited huge sums...
Kenya: A story of reunion and forgiveness
Damaris and Nancy were friends and neighbours in Nairobi's Mathare slum before Kenya was plunged into a post-election crisis in late December 2007. They...
Conference on Scientific Research & Development in Africa
Over 300 experts in scientific and technological developments will gather here next week to explore how African science based entities can step up their...
Croatian President ends Libya visit
Croatian President Stjepan Mesic has hailed talks with Libyan Leader Muammar Kadhafi, as he rounded off his three-day visit to Libya Wednesday. "We had...
Nigeria to name a new national coach
A new Nigeria coach to replace German Berti Vogts may emerge Thursday (28 Feb) as the board of the country's football FA was due...
Nigerian military warns ‘trouble makers’ after election verdict
In an unprecedented move that is bound to raise eyebrows, the Nigerian military has warned against any protest in the aftermath of Tuesday's judgement...
Former Spanish premier meets Kadhafi
Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi on Wednesday held discussions in Sirte on bilateral issues with the former Spanish Premier, Jose Maria Azna. Libyan sources said...
Libya, Exxon Mobil sign oil agreement
The Libyan national oil company (NOC) and American oil giant Exxon Mobil on Wednesday signed an oil production, prospecting and sharing accord in Tripoli....
Staff of Cape Verde’s Meteorological Institute begin strike
Workers of the National Meteorological and Geophysical Institute (INMG) of Cape Verde on Wednesday began a 48-hour strike to press demands for the payment...
Rights group to send fact-finding missions to Kenya and Somalia
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is to send fact-finding missions to Kenya and Somalia to investigate serious human rights violations that...