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.
Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro
2009-11-03 20:31The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak - made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway - is rapidly melting, researchers report.
Four albino killers sentenced to hang in Tanzania
2009-11-03 15:58Tanzania's high court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for killing a 50-year-old albino man, local media reported late on Monday.
Football power to fight against AIDS
2009-11-03 09:19On a dusty sports field in Alexandra township more than a hundred excited children laugh and shout as they kick around footballs, sing and play games that teach them about the dangers of AIDS.
S Africa can learn from China in fighting corruption: official
2009-11-02 11:03South Africa should learn from China's effective fight against corruption, an official said over the weekend.
My point: African community needs more attention
2009-11-02 10:23Patrick started writing stories on his mobile phone about life. When we met at a bar around Sanlitun several weeks ago, he let me read a few. The stories were about what life is like in China for Africans - and often it is not easy.
Somali pirates ask $7m to free UK couple
2009-10-31 10:02Somali pirates have demanded a $7 million ransom for a British couple captured on their yacht in the Indian Ocean, according to a phone call from a man purporting to be a member of the gang broadcast by the BBC on Friday.
South Africa to host G20 tourism summit
2009-10-31 01:23South Africa will host the first meeting of G20 tourism ministers in February as part of the global response to unprecedented economic changes.
Somali pirates hold British couple on cargo ship
2009-10-30 16:14Paul and Rachel Chandler, a retired British couple who sailed to exotic locales aboard their 38-foot yacht, said in one of their last cheery messages they would likely be "out of touch for some time."
Somali defends AU peacekeepers' role
2009-10-30 04:32The Somali government on Thursday strongly defended the role of the African Union (AU) peacekeeping forces in Mogadishu as "positive" after the forces came under severe criticism over alleged use of excessive force in their fight against militants.
British navy finds missing couple's empty yacht
2009-10-29 20:57The British navy on Thursday found an empty yacht in international waters belonging to a missing British couple and a defense official said Somali pirates may have transferred them to another vessel.
France exchanges fire with Somali pirates
2009-10-28 22:52Somali pirates fired on a French fishing vessel and guards on board returned fire, prompting a military helicopter and warship to rush to the scene, authorities said Wednesday. Seven Somali pirates were arrested.
Somali pirates say holding British couple
2009-10-27 20:31Somali pirates said on Tuesday they had seized a yacht in the Indian Ocean with a British couple aboard and were taking the vessel to the Horn of Africa nation.
