Mogadishu - A British woman abducted from a Kenyan beach resort last week has reportedly…
Africa
Lake Tanganyika capsize – children drown
Bujumbura - A boat capsized on Lake Tanganyika while on its way to Burundi from…
Egypt’s ex-tourism minister gets 3-year jail term
A Cairo court sentenced former tourism minister Zuheir Garana on Sunday to three years in…
Congo’s Kabila faces 10 opponents in November poll
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila will face 10 candidates in his…
Malawi activists plan fresh protests next week
LILONGWE (Reuters) - Leading Malawi civil rights groups plan a new round of protests next week…
Angola ruling MPLA says opposition “planning insurrection”
LISBON (Reuters) - A senior figure in Angola's ruling MPLA party on Thursday accused main opposition…
Sudan suspends SPLM-N and 16 other southern parties
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan said on Thursday it had asked 17 political parties, among them the…
Benin president holds talks with Hu on China visit
Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi has held talks in China with his counterpart Hu Jintao…
Somalia’s al Shabaab says it did not kidnap Briton
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali Islamist rebel group al Shabaab said on Wednesday it was not behind…
Angola army says 17 killed in air crash
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Seventeen people were killed when an Angolan military aircraft crashed at an airport…