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.
UN initiative to boost crop yields
2011-12-30 09:55A United Nations initiative in Mozambique aiming to increase seed quality will help the African country capitalize on its arable land and unlock its potential.
Algeria: Exception in Arab turmoil
2011-12-30 09:48As the wind of change started to blow across the Arab world, riots also rocked Algeria early this year.
Egyptian police raid offices of 17 NGOs
2011-12-30 07:01Egyptian police raided 17 local and foreign groups' offices in the capital Cairo on Thursday over suspected illicit funding activities, Egyptian official news agency MENA reported.
UN says Abuja blast toll rises to 25
2011-12-29 15:15The United Nations (UN) says it has recorded one more death resulting from the bomb attack on the UN House in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, on August 26.
UNICEF staff member dies in Nigeria
2011-12-29 14:50A UN staff member has died as a result of the suicide bombing that struck the world body's offices in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
Egypt's Mubarak returns to court
2011-12-28 23:01The Cairo Criminal Court resumed the trials of ex-President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons on Wednesday after a three-month halt over the controversial presiding judge.
UN, US condemn Christmas bomb attacks in Nigeria
2011-12-26 16:57A wave of deadly explosions rocked Nigeria Sunday, leaving at least 39 dead and many others injured.
39 killed in 5 bomb blasts in Nigeria
2011-12-26 14:04Terror attacks across Nigeriaby a radical Muslim sect have killed at least 39 people.
Ban condemns Nigerian church attacks
2011-12-26 10:23UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned "in the strongest terms" the attacks targeting churches in Madala.
China donates equipment to AMISOM
2011-12-26 08:52China on Sunday provided a donation worth about 30 million Chinese RMB (around $4.76 million) to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Blast kills 25 at Nigeria church
2011-12-25 20:08An emergency management official says at least 25 people have died in an explosion during Christmas Mass at a church near Nigeria's capital.
Darfur rebel leader killed
2011-12-25 14:13The Sudanese army announced Sunday that the head of the main rebel group in the restive western region of Darfur had been killed.
