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.
Sudanese army repulses SPLM attack
2011-07-20 09:11The Sudanese Army said Tuesday it repulsed an attack launched by the forces of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)-South Kordofan sector.
US urges Gadhafi to step down
2011-07-20 06:51Libyan and US officials have met face-to-face, with Tripoli seeking talks with no preconditions, but Washington saying it delivered the clear message that Muammar Gadhafi must go.
Attack on Guinean president repelled
2011-07-19 15:15Heavily armed assailants attacked the residence of Guinean President Alpha Conde early on Tuesday but Conde escaped injury and is in safety, a presidency source and eyewitnesses said.
Egyptian PM takes medical checkup
2011-07-19 10:26Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf underwent a medical checkup in a hospital after his hard work on government reshuffle on Monday.
US officials meet Gaddafi envoys
2011-07-19 09:21US officials had met with representatives of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last weekend, in a bid to press him to step down.
Gadhafi govt holds talks with US
2011-07-19 08:32The Libyan government spokesman said Monday that representatives of Moammar Gadhafi's embattled government held face-to-face talks with US officials.
Egypt's new cabinet unveils
2011-07-18 08:46Egypt's reshuffled government is unveiling on Sunday as some 15 ministers were appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf in efforts to calm down protestors.
NATO hits military depot in Tripoli
2011-07-17 22:15NATO jets destroyed a military storage facility and other targets in Tripoli's eastern outskirts early Sunday
Kenya increases fuel prices marginally
2011-07-15 15:59Kenya's energy sector regulator has slightly increased fuel prices with motorists in Nairobi required to pay $1.29 for a litre of petrol.
Gadhafi says ready to die at any moment
2011-07-15 10:14Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi said in a televised speech on Thursday that he would not surrender to NATO forces while accusing French President Nicolas Sarkozy of being a "war criminal".
Congo pulls airline's license
2011-07-15 09:06Congo's ministry of transport has canceled the license of the country's largest airline after a crash last week killed 85 people.
Obama conditionally backs political solution to Libya conflict
2011-07-14 10:26US President Barack Obama told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday he supports Moscow's mediation efforts on the Libyan conflict, but on the conditions that Gaddafi must step down.
