Kinshasa - Nzanga Mobutu, the son of former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, has officially filed his candidacy for the Democratic Republic of Congo's November presidential elections, an AFP…
Ghana boat capsizes, 10 missing
Accra - A boat carrying over 90 passengers capsized on Ghana's Lake Volta, killing two and leaving 10 missing, a rescue official said on Wednesday.
Banda leads Zambia election race: just
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian President Rupiah Banda has a narrow lead over opposition leader Michael Sata ahead of September 20 elections although a number of undecideds mean an upset…
Heineken to invest 400 mln euros in Congo over 5 years
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Heineken plans to invest 400 million euros in its Bralima breweries in Democratic Republic of Congo over the next five years, to tap into the country's…
Kenyan pastoralist clashes kill seven: officials
ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) - Fighting between pastoralists over grazing land in drought-ravaged northern Kenya on Wednesday killed seven people, the latest in a string of deadly clashes this year,…
Véres adok-kapok Kongóban
Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság, Kinshasa – Ellenzéki tüntetés volt a fővárosban. A biztonságiak nagy erőkkel vonultak ki és belelőttek a tömegbe. A közép-afrikai országban hamarosan választásokat tartanak. Az ENSZ…
Hiába a tiltás, tiltakoznak a tunéziai rendőrök
Tunézia, Tunisz – A tunéziai átmeneti kormány megtiltotta a biztonsági erőknek, hogy csatlakozzanak a szakszervezeti tüntetésekhez. Tunéziában Ben Ali elüldözése után is törékeny a helyzet, sokan úgy gondolják,…
Politikai focihuliganizmus Egyiptomban
Egyiptom, Kairó – Összecsaptak az Al-Ahly labdarúgó klub szurkolói a rendőrökkel Kairóban. A verekedésben legalább 80 ember megsérült.
Ivory Coast uncovers large weapons caches
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast's defense minister says security forces have uncovered large weapons caches bought by the country's former strongman at three sites across the…
Dozens of Egypt cops hurt in football clash
Cairo - Egyptian football fans clashed with police in a Cairo stadium late on Tuesday, injuring nearly 80 people, after they chanted slogans against ousted president Hosni Mubarak…