JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana will return to the Indian Ocean island "imminently",…
Africa
Rebels attack more towns in northern Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Nomadic Tuareg rebels backed by former soldiers from Libya stepped up attacks on…
First oil well drilled in war-ravaged Somalia for 20 years
Drilling has begun on the first oil well in war-torn Somalia in 20 years, as…
480 homeless after heavy rains in Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Nearly 500 people were flooded out of their homes in Mozambique's capital after…
Malawi gang ‘stripped women in trousers’
Malawi's police have arrested a gang that had been terrorising trouser-wearing women in the capital Lilongwe by…
Ethiopia says four kidnapped in Afar tourist attack
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Four people, including two foreign tourists were kidnapped by gunmen who killed…
Russia considers withdrawal from South Sudan force: UN
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia is considering withdrawing its military helicopters servicing the U.N. peacekeeping force…
Tourists from 5 nations victims in Ethiopia attack
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian official says that four people were kidnapped in an…
Niger to pursue nuclear plans despite Fukushima: president
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger will push ahead with a plan to develop civilian nuclear energy in…
Rig catches fire off Nigeria’s delta
Lagos - An offshore rig exploring possible oil and gas fields off Nigeria's coast for…