Conakry - More deadly violence flared in Guinea on Tuesday after opposition leader Alpha Conde…
Madagascar coup announced
Antananarivo - A colonel who supported a politician's takeover in Madagascar last year says he…
BBC unveils Best African Footballer list
The five candidates for the 2010 BBC African Footballer of the Year award have been…
Zimbabwe: High-speed internet by end of 2010
Zimbabwe will by end of the year launch a fibre optic cable that will link…
Polio programme needs $1.5m
Geneva - The international Red Cross on Tuesday launched an urgent appeal for $1.5m to…
Nigeria unions end strike over anemic wages
LAGOS, Nigeria – In oil-rich Nigeria, where tycoons race Italian sports cars down potholed roads…
Deadly clashes reported in disputed Western Sahara
Deadly clashes erupted this week between Moroccan forces and local rebels in Western Sahara --…
Nigerian unions call off 3-day strike over anemic minimum wages in oil-rich nation
Labor groups say such wages cripple those working in Africa's most populous nation while legislators…
Ghana now middle-income nation
Accra - Ghana has joined the world's middle-income nations after a re-evaluation put the size…
French court orders probe into African presidents
PARIS – France's highest court authorized a probe into the assets of three African heads…