Mauritania has signed an agreement with French oil group Total to explore for oil at sea and to…
Africa
Nigeria launches satellite to replace earlier failed attempt
Nigeria on Monday launched a communications satellite into space to replace one that failed in 2008, the country's…
Congo opposition leader urges armed forces to obey him
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congo's top opposition figure on Sunday urged the armed forces to obey him…
Man in soldier uniform kills Somali journalist
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The director of a Somali newsstation says a journalist has been shot dead in the…
Nigeria seizes bomb factory after Islamist attacks
MAIDUGURI/KANO (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities raided a bomb making factory on Saturday belonging to suspected members…
Nigeria police arrest 14 after deadly shootout with sect
KANO (Reuters) - Nigerian police have arrested 14 suspected members of an Islamist sect and seized…
Blast in Kenya refugee camp kills policeman
GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) - A suspected remote-controlled bomb in Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex near the border…
Egypt clashes move into 4th day, US worried
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces fought opponents of army rule in Cairo for a fourth…
Ghana to build second international airport
Ghana’s government has initiated the process of constructing an ultra-modern airport in Tamale, 658 kms…
2.7 million S.Sudanese to need food aid in 2012: UN
JUBA (Reuters) - Around 2.7 million people in South Sudan will require food aid from next…