Egypt's Mubarak gets 3 years for graft
A Cairo court convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years in prison.
120 people injured in road crashes
2012-04-11 11:11Two road accidents occurred in the central South Africa on Tuesday, leaving 122 people injured.
South Sudan launches attack on Sudan border oil field
2012-04-11 04:06The Sudanese army announced on Tuesday that troops from South Sudan had launched a large-scale attack on a strategic oil field on the borders between the two countries.
Niger plane crash kills 4 Chinese nationals
2012-04-10 06:46Six people including four Chinese and two French nationals were found dead in a plane crash in northern Niger, a military source said on Monday.
Mali's president hands in resignation letter
2012-04-09 04:33Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure has submitted his letter of resignation.
Malawi president's death confirmed
2012-04-07 15:45State-ran radio confirmed Saturday that Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika died of a heart attack.
Malawi's President Mutharika dies
2012-04-07 07:44Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack, medical and government sources said on Friday.
Malawi President Mutharika dead - govt sources
2012-04-06 15:37Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack.
Rebels declare independence in Mali
2012-04-06 14:56A rebel group declared the independence of northern Mali.
US suspends $13 million in aid to Mali
2012-04-05 10:33The United States is suspending at least $13 million of its roughly $140 million in annual aid to Mali following last month's coup in the West African nation, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Blast hits Somali theatre, at least 6 dead
2012-04-04 19:18An explosion killed at least six people at Somalia's newly reopened national theatre during an event attended by government officials.
Malian army says resisting Tuareg rebels
2012-04-02 09:02The Malian military on Sunday said the army alongside local Arab militia were resisting against invading Tuareg rebels in the northern town of Timbuktu.
Mali rebels attack northern city of Gao
2012-04-01 06:34After seizing the town of Kidal on Friday, the rebel forces on Saturday attacked Gao, a strategic city in Northern Mali, witnesses said.
