JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African officials may block the Dalai Lama from celebrating the 80th…
Cameroon signs cement plant deal with Dangote Group
Cameroon has signed a deal with Nigeria billionaire Aliko Dangote to build a cement plant…
Mass grave found near Tripoli prison: TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - A mass grave has been found near Abu Salim prison in the Libyan…
Egyptian teachers demonstrate, demand higher pay
CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptian teachers demonstrated outside the cabinet office in central Cairo on…
Iran’s president arrives in Sudan to boost ties
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in Sudan late on Sunday for talks…
Angolan police block youth protest rally: report
LISBON (Reuters) - Angolan police on Sunday blocked about 100 protesters from marching through the capital,…
Cape Verde’s first president Aristides Pereira dies
Aristides Maria Pereira, the first president of an independent Cape Verde, died Thursday aged 87…
Sudan political repression ‘worsening’
Sudan's government has intensified its crackdown on political opponents in recent weeks, banning opposition parties,…
Moroccan government bails out flag carrier for $193 mln
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's cash-strapped government has offered flag carrier Royal Air Maroc 1.6 billion dirhams…
Kenya plans to relocate 200 elephants to Maasai Mara
NAROK, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya will move 200 elephants to the world-renowned Maasai Mara game reserve…