CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptian teachers demonstrated outside the cabinet office in central Cairo on…
Africa
Iran’s president arrives in Sudan to boost ties
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Sudan late on Sunday for talks…
Angolan police block youth protest rally: report
LISBON (Reuters) - Angolan police on Sunday blocked about 100 protesters from marching through the capital,…
Cape Verde’s first president Aristides Pereira dies
Aristides Maria Pereira, the first president of an independent Cape Verde, died Thursday aged 87…
Sudan political repression ‘worsening’
Sudan's government has intensified its crackdown on political opponents in recent weeks, banning opposition parties,…
Moroccan government bails out flag carrier for $193 mln
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's cash-strapped government has offered flag carrier Royal Air Maroc 1.6 billion dirhams…
Kenya plans to relocate 200 elephants to Maasai Mara
NAROK, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya will move 200 elephants to the world-renowned Maasai Mara game reserve…
Zambia’s ‘King Cobra’ Sata wins presidential race
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata was declared the winner of the presidential election…
African Union finally recognises Libya’s NTC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) recognised the National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya's de…
Uganda detains author of book critical of Museveni
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police said on Tuesday they had detained a man accused of writing…