The World Bank is lifting aid ban on Niger. The West African country was suspended…
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Ivory Coast to take 500 dancing fans to South Africa
Five hundred lucky Ivory Coast fans who can sing or dance have won a free…
S.African transport union says strike may end Thursday
The biggest union at South African logistics group Transnet said most of its members favoured…
DR Congo rebels get death sentences for Mbandaka attack
Eleven militia members have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for…
Gun battles in Madagascar capital Antananarivo
Gun battles have broken out in the Madagascar capital Antananarivo between rival security forces.
Egypt renews tough emergency laws
The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has issued a decree renewing the country's emergency laws for…
Kenya: Nairobi University closed down
The Nairobi University of Kenya has been closed down indefinitely after a four-day student protest.…
Yemen sentences Somali pirates to death
A Yemeni court has sentenced six Somali pirates to death and jailed six others for…
Malawi court convicts gay couple
A court in Malawi has convicted a gay couple of gross indecency and unnatural acts.
Zambia borrow $5bn from China
China has agreed to provide $5 billion in loans to private mining companies in Zambia…