Harare - Civil servants in Zimbabwe on Wednesday began an indefinite strike, demanding a pay…
Africa
Gaddafi defiant, continues to fight
Tripoli - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi issued a defiant audio message late on Wednesday saying…
Swaziland turns to S.Africa for bailout
CAPE TOWN, June 23 (Reuters) - Swaziland has asked neighbouring South Africa for an emergency…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood expels presidential hopeful
CAIRO, June 21 (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has expelled a senior member for saying…
Army laying mines near Tripoli – report
Benghazi - The army of Muammar Gaddafi has laid land mines in Libya's Nafusa Mountains…
Ethiopia food prices spike
Addis Ababa - When Ethiopia's government imposed price controls in January to combat the spiralling…
Ivory Coast hit by flooding, cholera – UN
Geneva -The United Nations says flooding around the Ivory Coast's commercial capital is threatening at…
UN warns on locust risk in Madagascar
Rome - The UN food agency warned on Tuesday that concentrations of locusts in southwestern…
Anger in Somalia after PM resigns
Nairobi - Angry Somali citizens and agitated members of parliament say they fear the recent…
Fresh Libya civilian deaths pile pressure on NATO
SURMAN, Libya (Reuters) - The Libyan government said on Monday 19 civilians were killed in a…