Tanzania will host the 2010 World Economic Forum on Africa which President Jakaya Kikwete says is an honor for the East African country, the local Daily News reported…
Kenya: ICC proposes a three-tier approach
The International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Moreno O'campo has proposed a three pronged approach to deal with the perpetrators of the post election violence that rocked Kenya after…
SA wants athletics chief
South Africa's government has demanded that athletics chief Leonard Chuene be sacked after he admitted lying about runner Caster Semenya's gender tests.
Egypt border guards kill migrants near Israel
Egyptian border guards shot dead two sub-Saharan migrants on Wednesday, a security official said, bringing to at least 14 the number killed this year as they tried to…
Angelina Jolie takes Zahara to Ethiopia during United Nations business trip
According to reports, Jolie broke away from the trip this weekend to cross the border into Ethiopia with four-year-old Zahara and her little sister Shiloh, three, while Pitt…
Zimbabwe Army Continues Tight Grip on Diamond Fields
The military's brutal grip on the diamond fields in Chiadzwa, which has continued despite an international report recommending the demilitarisation of the zone, has resulted in yet another…
New approach could stop 6 million African malaria cases
A third of malaria cases in African babies can be prevented by giving them regular doses of antimalarial drugs even before the children are infected, researchers said on…
Morocco sends aid to Niger, Burkina Faso
Morocco has dispatched tons of aid to Burkina Faso and Niger following the catastrophic floods that hit the two Western African countries a fortnight ago. Loads of humanitarian…
Roman Abramovich collapses during attempt to conquer Kilimanjaro
Roman Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, has abandoned an attempt to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro after collapsing more than 4,000ft from the summit.
US grants Senegal $540m
Senegal has been awarded an aid grant worth $540 million by the United States' Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). President Abdoulaye Wade announced on Monday at his arrival at…