African Politics
New Zealand postpones Zimbabwe tour
Mar 15, 2010 01:21 EDT
New Zealand has postponed its cricket tour to Zimbabwe scheduled for June, officials said Monday.
Kidnapped French aid workers freed in Darfur
Mar 14, 2010 18:43 EDT
Two French aid workers abducted in the Central African Republic and held for four months were on Sunday freed in Darfur, the Sudanese region gripped by civil war and a wave of kidnappings.
Nigeria massacre highlights official failure to tackle violence
Mar 14, 2010 18:10 EDT
The latest sectarian massacre in Jos has brutally exposed the failure of the Nigerian authorities to end bloodshed and bring stability to a region which has long been a religious powderkeg.
Sudan's east rumbles with discontent ahead of election
Mar 14, 2010 17:49 EDT
Overshadowed by unrest in the south and war in Darfur, Sudan's neglected and impoverished east rumbles with discontent ahead of next month's multiparty polls, the country's first since 1986.
Kidnapped French aid workers freed in Darfur
Mar 14, 2010 16:42 EDT
Two French aid workers abducted in the Central African Republic and held for four months were on Sunday freed in Darfur, the Sudanese region gripped by civil war and a wave of kidnappings.
Kidnapped French aid workers freed in Darfur
Mar 14, 2010 16:02 EDT
Two French aid workers abducted in the Central African Republic and held for four months were on Sunday freed in Darfur, the Sudanese region gripped by civil war and a wave of kidnappings.
Egypt opens way for women judges in top court
Mar 14, 2010 14:39 EDT
Egypt's top constitutional court on Sunday opened the way for women judges to be appointed to the influential State Council nearly a month after an internal vote on the issue was thrown out.
French hostages freed in Sudan: government
Mar 14, 2010 14:25 EDT
Two French aid workers were freed in Darfur on Sunday after being held hostage for nearly four months, France's government said.
Zambian civil society demands cleric release
Mar 14, 2010 10:51 EDT
Zambian civil society groups called Sunday for the immediate release of a Roman Catholic priest who was arrested on suspicion of calling for the removal of President Rupiah Banda's government.
Somali forces inefficient and corrupt: UN report
Mar 14, 2010 10:23 EDT
The Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, despite international assistance, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, UN experts concluded in a report.
Eritrea still aiding Somalia rebels last year: UN
Mar 14, 2010 09:15 EDT
Eritrea continued to support last year armed Islamist groups fighting the Somalian government in violation of an arms embargo and new UN sanctions, UN experts concluded in a report.
Somali govt forces 'inefficient and corrupt': UN
Mar 14, 2010 05:16 EDT
Despite international assistance the Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a UN group concluded in a report.
Somali gov't forces 'inefficient' and 'corrupt': UN
Mar 14, 2010 05:07 EDT
Despite international assistance the Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a UN group concluded in a report.
South Sudan's presidential challenger launches Juba campaign
Mar 13, 2010 16:07 EST
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Lam Akol, the sole challenger to south Sudan's incumbent president Salva Kiir, launched his campaign in the region's capital Saturday, promising an end to corruption if he wins April's election.
Ethiopia slams US rights report
Mar 13, 2010 15:19 EST
Ethiopia on Saturday slammed the United States for a report that criticised its human rights record, claiming that it demonstrated "serious intellectual deficiencies".
Uranium major Niger urged to review contracts
Mar 13, 2010 13:49 EST
NIAMEY (Reuters) - The new junta ruling in Niger, one of the world's biggest uranium producers, should review and possibly renegotiate dozens of resource exploitation contracts, civil rights groups said on Saturday.
Egypt: Mubarak improving in German hospital
Mar 13, 2010 13:13 EST
Egypt's ministry of information says Hosni Mubarak's doctor at a German hospital is pleased with the president's recovery from surgery last week to remove his gall bladder.
Egypt's Mubarak recovering after surgery: report
Mar 13, 2010 11:51 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's president, who had surgery a week ago, is returning steadily to health in the German hospital where he is being treated, state television reported Saturday.
No wish to 'Americanize' Somali conflict: US official
Mar 12, 2010 16:36 EST
A top US official on Friday denied reports of a boost in US military aid to Somalia's transitional federal government (TFG), and said there was no intention to "Americanize" the conflict in the horn of Africa.
23 associates of Camara's would-be killer jailed in Guinea
Mar 12, 2010 13:57 EST
At least 23 soldiers arrested after the attempted assassination of Guinea's then junta chief Moussa Dadis Camara in December 2009 have been imprisoned in Conakry, a judicial source said Friday.
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