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.
Somali lawmaker shot dead in Mogadishu
2011-11-10 08:39Unknown assailant shot dead a lawmaker in the Somali transitional federal parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, official and eyewitness said.
ICC: Gaddafi's son will face justice
2011-11-10 08:32The arrest of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi will be a matter of time, chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The.
Egyptians celebrate Eid al-Adha
2011-11-08 09:00Egyptian Muslims began to celebrate Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) on Sunday amid parliamentary election campaigns.
Kenya vows crackdown on militant group
2011-11-08 08:55Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Monday reiterated the government's resolve in dealing with the militant group based inside Somalia.
Obama hails presidential run-off in Liberia
2011-11-08 08:51US President Barack Obama on Monday hailed the second-round presidential elections set to begin in Liberia on Tuesday.
Liberia campaigns for presidential run-off ends
2011-11-07 16:20Official campaign for the 2011 run-off presidential election in Liberia scheduled for Tuesday ends mid-night Sunday, according to the National Election Commission guideline.
UN urges 'restraint' for Liberian election
2011-11-07 10:32The UN Security Council on Sunday called upon "all Liberian stakeholders to exercise maximum restraint" as the voters in the are expected to cast their ballots in the Nov 8 presidential run-off election.
8 killed in spate of fires in Western Cape
2011-11-07 09:11A total of eight people were killed in a spate of fires across the Western Cape at the weekend, authorities said on Sunday.
Ban slams attack on peackeepers in Darfur
2011-11-07 09:06UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday lashed out at an attack on a patrol of the African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the war-torn region of Sudan.
US: Sect bomb attacks possible in Nigeria
2011-11-07 07:49US officials warned Sunday that luxury hotels in Nigeria frequented by foreigners may be bombed by a radical Muslim sect.
Over 100 killed in Nigeria bomb attacks
2011-11-05 22:37Officials at the Damaturu General Hospital told Xinhua that over 100 dead bodies were lying at the morgue as of Saturday noon.
3 gays arrested in Ghana
2011-11-05 12:45The police arrested three men on Friday for allegedly engaging in homosexual practice in the port of Tema, 38 km east of the capital Accra.
