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14 Mar 2010 at 8:56am AFP - Egypt cancelled the formal opening Sunday of a renovated 19th-century synagogue in Cairo to protest what antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said were "provocative" Jewish and Israeli action. 14 Mar 2010 at 6:58am  AFP - Strong winds on Sunday disrupted shipping through Egypt's Suez Canal, cutting traffic to its lowest level in two decades, and closed four Red Sea ports, maritime officials said. 14 Mar 2010 at 5:20am AP - Guinea's interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West African country. 14 Mar 2010 at 5:10am AP - A minister in the Central African Republic says the government has learned of a coup plot. 13 Mar 2010 at 8:21pm  AFP - The Central African Republic's government has said it had foiled a plan to launch a coup d'etat next week, with intelligence implicating former president Ange Felix Patasse who strongly denied any involvement. 13 Mar 2010 at 3:07pm Reuters - Lam Akol, the sole challenger to south Sudan's incumbent president Salva Kiir, launched his campaign in the region's capital Saturday, promising an end to corruption if he wins April's election. 13 Mar 2010 at 2:19pm  AFP - Ethiopia on Saturday slammed the United States for a report that criticised its human rights record, claiming that it demonstrated "serious intellectual deficiencies". 13 Mar 2010 at 1:45pm  AFP - Algeria is to host foreign ministers from the Sahara and Sahel on Tuesday for talks on fighting "a resurgence" in acts of terror, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said Saturday. 13 Mar 2010 at 11:54am  AFP - Guus Hiddink will not coach the Ivory Coast at June's World Cup finals in South Africa, the Dutchman said in a newspaper column on Saturday. 13 Mar 2010 at 11:04am AP - Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country. 13 Mar 2010 at 10:51am Reuters - Egypt's president, who had surgery a week ago, is returning steadily to health in the German hospital where he is being treated, state television reported Saturday. 13 Mar 2010 at 10:05am Reuters - At least 27 people were arrested in northern Egypt Friday after fighting erupted between Muslims and Christians over land, security sources said on Saturday. 13 Mar 2010 at 8:19am  AFP - A 3,000-year-old ornately painted coffin arrived back in Egypt on Saturday, 125 years after it was smuggled out the country, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said. 13 Mar 2010 at 8:13am  AFP - Twenty-four people were injured in clashes between Christians and Muslims in northern Egypt, a security official said on Saturday. 13 Mar 2010 at 4:52am Reuters - A Nigerian plane carrying more than 30 disaster response officials crashed on Friday in the oil hub of Port Harcourt in what was supposed to be a mock rescue exercise, but there were only a few minor injuries. |
14 Mar 2010 at 10:05am del.icio.us Guinea's military leader is warning soldiers not to sabotage the country's ongoing transition to civilian rule.General Sekouba Konate says he will not allow the military to undermine plans... 14 Mar 2010 at 9:51am MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A clan elder in Somalia says a fight over land rights between two rival clans has killed at least 15 people.Clan elder Abdulahi Bashir Jama says Saturday's fighting was triggere... 14 Mar 2010 at 9:32am Back to top Umpires: N A Malcolm, S J A Taufel, R S Mahanama, C E Mack West Indies: Gayle (C), Barath, Deonarine, Bravo, DJ Bravo, Pollard, Bernard, Ramdin (W), Sammy, Rampaul, Benn Zimbabwe: Siban... 14 Mar 2010 at 9:32am Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) holders DR Congo began the defence of their title with an impressive 2-1 qualifying win over Gabon in Libreville on Saturday.Two goals from TP Mazembe midfielder Ala... 14 Mar 2010 at 9:27am (Reuters) - Algeria is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from Sahara desert states this week to try to hammer out a joint plan of action for tackling the growing threat from al Qaeda insurgents, ... 14 Mar 2010 at 9:22am C ONAKRY, Guinea — Guinea’s interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West African country. Gen. Sekouba Konate also said Saturday that p... 14 Mar 2010 at 9:17am Harare — SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is expected in Harare on Tuesday in yet another attempt to break the deadlock between Zanu PF and the two MDC formations. Marathon meetings involving... 14 Mar 2010 at 7:26am The Turkish president saw on Sunday Africa as Turkey's strategic partner. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul said he considered Africa Turkey's strategic partner, and he would meet high-level... 14 Mar 2010 at 7:08am At the end of the meeting, voting cards were distributed and the results will be sent to Tel Aviv District Court Judge Varda Alshech within 48 hours. She is then expected to grant several days for obj... 14 Mar 2010 at 7:01am BANGUI, Central African Republic — A minister in the Central African Republic says the government has learned of a coup plot. Public Safety Minister Jules Bernard Ouande says intelligence servi... 14 Mar 2010 at 6:50am (Reuters) - Lam Akol, the sole challenger to south Sudan's incumbent president Salva Kiir, launched his campaign in the region's capital on Saturday, promising an end to corruption if he wins April's ... 14 Mar 2010 at 6:50am (Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy in Camer... 14 Mar 2010 at 6:27am Mar 14, 2010 - 03:02 - WAM Abu Dhabi, March 14th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade has praised trade relations with Africa and the Indian Ocean and vowed to further ... 14 Mar 2010 at 6:22am Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a 100 people in connection with the attack. In January, hundreds of people, mainly Muslims, were killed in similar clashes in the region. David Zounmenou, a... 14 Mar 2010 at 5:27am Nairobi - Despite international assistance the Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a UN group concluded in a repor... 12 Mar 2010 at 10:25pm Even as a $137 million stadium to be used for four World Cup games is rising, poverty remains prevalent nearby. 10 Mar 2010 at 5:20am As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, a report found. 9 Mar 2010 at 12:40am Bombarding a Kenyan town with health care, education and job training seems to be lifting people out of poverty, but can the results be magnified? 6 Mar 2010 at 4:36pm Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the Liberian president, has relied on mothers and women for popular support and to rebuild a country that essentially failed. 6 Mar 2010 at 12:16am The U.S. is concerned about terrorism links between Somalia and Yemen, and its assistance could be crucial to the effort by Somalia’s government to bring order after decades of anarchy. 12 Mar 2010 at 11:17pm Winnie Madikizela-Mandela issued a statement saying she did not give an interview to Nadira Naipaul, in which she was quoted making harsh statements about her ex-husband. 11 Mar 2010 at 10:20pm World Food Program officials said it would welcome an independent investigation into its Somalia operations after a report that up to half the food aid was being diverted. 11 Mar 2010 at 7:30pm The Christians were expelled after religious authorities accused them of proselytism, which is illegal in Morocco. 11 Mar 2010 at 12:21pm This week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution in Jos. 10 Mar 2010 at 9:01pm In the London Evening Standard this week Winnie Mandikizela-Mandela described her former husband as a figurehead who had made a bad deal with South Africa’s former white rulers. 10 Mar 2010 at 1:20am After ethnic violence flared in January in Jos, the military patrolled the city, but neglected nearby villages where reprisals took place over the weekend. 8 Mar 2010 at 7:30pm The political situation after a contentious election deteriorated when the police in the capital isolated the headquarters of the opposition party. 8 Mar 2010 at 10:52pm The victims were Christians killed by Muslim herdsmen over the weekend, apparently in reprisal for similar attacks on Muslims in January. 11 Mar 2010 at 4:35pm Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed was accused of getting military training from Al Shabab, which has been fighting the Somali government and has declared its intent to harm the United States. 8 Mar 2010 at 7:30pm Torrential rains continued after fatal mudslides swept away villages near the Kenyan border last week. |
14 Mar 2010 at 9:04am The Central African Republic's government has said it had foiled a plan to launch a coup d'etat next week, with intelligence implicating former president Ange Felix Patasse who strongly denied any involvement. 14 Mar 2010 at 4:19am The United States on Friday denied coordinating plans by Somalia's embattled government to launch an offensive against Islamist fighters, saying it had no plans to "Americanize" the conflict. 13 Mar 2010 at 10:39pm BOSSASO: French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland's authorities and they will be arraigned in local courts, officials said yesterday. 13 Mar 2010 at 6:01pm Antananarivo, March 14 : A storm in Madagascar left 14 people dead, 27,000 homeless and thousands of houses damaged after ravaging the tropical island, national television reported Saturday. 13 Mar 2010 at 1:23pm Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Togo's capital in two organized, opposing marches more than a week after a disputed presidential election won by the son of the former dictator. 13 Mar 2010 at 8:42am Libya's Ambassador to the United Nations Ibrahim Aldredi speaks during a news conference, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland. 13 Mar 2010 at 4:02am Winnie Mandela claims 'he let us down' story in Evening Standard was 'fictitious' but paper stands by story Winnie Mandela has denied criticising her ex-husband and describing Archishop Desmond Tutu as a 'cretin' in an interview. 12 Mar 2010 at 11:42pm The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and Chad until May 15, with the discussions still going on about the future of the operation. 12 Mar 2010 at 7:08pm Somalia's rebel group al Shabaab attacked government positions near the president's palace in the capital and four people were killed by return fire, residents said on Friday. 12 Mar 2010 at 2:43pm President Jacob Zuma on Friday again emphasised the need for all South Africans to be part of the process of building a united and prosperous nation. 12 Mar 2010 at 10:17am FINANCE minister Tendai Biti yesterday distributed US$100 million - " - " part of the International Monetary Fund's US$510 million Special Drawing Rights funds received last year for infrastructural development. 12 Mar 2010 at 5:42am BERLIN: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had benign tissue removed during an operation in Germany and his overall condition continues to improve, according to a Heidelberg University Hospital medical bulletin yesterday. 12 Mar 2010 at 1:01am A U.N. food agency said Thursday it will cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination. 11 Mar 2010 at 8:22pm President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday submitted a list showing he has no business interests, following widespread criticism that he had failed to declare assets for nearly a year after taking office. 11 Mar 2010 at 3:52pm One of three Spanish aid workers kidnapped by a group believed to be al Qaeda's wing in North Africa arrived back in Spain Wednesday after she was released in Mali. |
12 Mar 2010 at 10:39am Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, denies giving an interview accusing him of letting down black South Africans. 12 Mar 2010 at 3:58am  Mogadishu's mayor tells residents to leave parts of the Somali capital, as fierce fighting against insurgents continues. 12 Mar 2010 at 10:17pm  UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha. 12 Mar 2010 at 7:46am  The wife of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor - on trial in The Hague for war crimes - has a baby girl. 12 Mar 2010 at 2:25pm  A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger. 11 Mar 2010 at 12:53pm  Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred. 11 Mar 2010 at 4:17am  An opposition leader criticises a wave of arrests in The Gambia, saying detainees do not know why they are being held. 12 Mar 2010 at 6:13am  Morocco warns against religious activists seeking to convert people - two days after expelling 20 Christians. 11 Mar 2010 at 6:23am  The UN's food agency blacklists three contractors named in a UN report alleging that food aid in Somalia is being diverted. 13 Mar 2010 at 7:03am  A Nigerian plane taking part in a simulation exercise for disaster relief operations crashes in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt. 12 Mar 2010 at 5:18am  A South African sex worker goes to court, saying she was unfairly sacked from a Cape Town massage parlour. 14 Mar 2010 at 10:41am  Goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale is planning to seek compensation from Caf after suffering wounds in the fatal attack on Togo's team. 14 Mar 2010 at 10:08am  A hamstring tear means Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra will miss the Co-operative Insurance Cup Final against St Mirren. 14 Mar 2010 at 8:43am  Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) holders DR Congo begin the defence of their title with a 2-1 qualifying win over Gabon. 12 Mar 2010 at 11:30am No end in sight to Nigeria's brutal cycle of violence |