VOINJAMA, Liberia (Reuters) - Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf pledged on Tuesday to step up the fight against…
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Britain to expel Libyan embassy staff
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to recognise the rebel opposition as Libya's legitimate government and expel…
Four tonnes of gold ore stolen from Zimbabwe mine
Four tonnes of gold ore were stolen from a Zimbabwe mine after armed gangs staged two daring…
Mauritius ministers quit in protest at graft arrest
PORT LOUIS, July 26 (Reuters) - All six ministers from the finance minister's party quit the…
South Sudan accuses Khartoum of ‘currency war
South Sudan has accused the north of declaring an "economic war" by issuing a new…
Senegal arrests anti-Wade rapper Omar Toure aka Thiat
Prominent Senegalese rapper Omar Toure, who is a vocal critic of President Abdoulaye Wade, has…
UN to start airlifting food to E Africa
Rome - The UN World Food Programme was set on Tuesday to start airlifting food…
Burundi court jails Frenchman 25 years for rape
A court in Burundi on Monday found a Frenchman guilty of raping five teenagers, giving him a 25-year jail sentence and…
Rwanda hands over six orphaned gorillas to Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwanda handed over six orphaned gorillas to the Democratic…
Africa famine could be ‘scandal of the century
The world has "failed to ensure food security", France's agriculture minister has said at the…