Lagos - Nigeria's most prominent armed group Mend said on Tuesday it had attacked and destroyed an oil pipeline feeding a refinery in the restive oil-rich Niger Delta…
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‘New Nigeria Cinema’ sparks Nollywood renaissance
Nigeria's "Nollywood" film industry is thriving, producing hundreds of movies every month. But a new movement is afoot among young directors who aim to compete with Hollywood on…
Nigeria: Media workers suspend strike
Media workers in the employ of Nigeria's federal government returned to work on Tuesday after they suspended their three days warning strike over the implementation of a new…
Egypt says no to foreign poll monitors
Cairo - Egypt's ruling party has rejected as "interference" calls, including by Washington, to allow foreign observers to monitor this month's parliamentary elections, media reports said on Wednesday.
Togo court strips opposition of seats
Lome - Nine Togolese lawmakers lost their parliamentary seats after they broke away from the main opposition party in protest against a power-sharing arrangement, the country's top court…
UK doubts Zimbabwe election timing
Harare - The political climate in Zimbabwe is not yet conducive to a free and fair general election, which President Robert Mugabe is aiming for by-mid 2011, Britain's…
British Mercenaries to Take On Pirates
Nairobi — British mercenaries could be used in the fight against Somali pirates.
Nigeria: Media workers begin strike
Media workers under the Nigeria Union of Journalist, NUJ and the Radio , Television and Theatre Workers Union, RATTAWU on Monday began a three day warning strike aimed…
Malawi: Catholic nun wins $1m award
Sister Beatrice Chipeta, founder of the Lusubilo Orphan Care in Malawi's northern tip lakeshore district of Karonga, has been awarded one of the world's largest honours, the Opus…
DRC’s Bemba trial to start
The Hague - Former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba of the Democratic Republic of Congo goes on trial on Monday for rapes and murders allegedly committed by his troops,…