Troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo closed in on a former rebel colonel Sunday and were…
Africa
G.Bissau supreme court rejects opposition election appeal
Guinea-Bissau's Supreme Court on Sunday rejected appeals lodged by five opposition candidates and approved the results of the first…
World’s rarest ducklings Madagascan pochards hatch
Nigel Jarrett, head of conservation breeding for the WWT, explains why the hatching of the…
Cholera kills 11 in Malawi’s main city
LILONGWE (Reuters) - A cholera outbreak in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, has killed 11 people in…
Outdoor gyms fight fat in South Africa
Sweat drips down the face of a plump woman as she shuffles between exercise machines…
Somali theater bombing kills 10, shatters calm
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two weeks ago, Somalia's National Theater reopened for the first time in 20 years for…
Timbuktu’s treasures under threat
The seizure of Timbuktu by a fractious group of separatist and Islamist rebels in northern…
Sudan minister resigns over sugar plant delay
Sudan's industry minister announced his resignation on Tuesday after the opening of Africa's biggest sugar factory was…
British troops hospitalised after Kenya bar brawl
The British military has launched an urgent investigation into a bar brawl involving its troops on exercise…
Mali junta defies deadline for handing over power
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's junta ignored a demand by neighbours for an immediate exit from power…