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.
Africa wants rich countries to pay for climate change
2009-10-12 09:36Africa will demand billions of dollars in compensation from rich polluting nations at a UN climate summit for the harm caused by global warming on the continent, African officials said Sunday.
Two Ghana ministers resign in bribery case -govt
2009-10-10 21:22Two senior members of Ghana's government resigned after allegations they accepted bribes from a British construction firm, the Ministry of Information said.
Around 70 feared dead in Nigeria fuel tanker crash
2009-10-10 19:48As many as 70 people were feared dead after a fuel tanker and six commuter buses crashed in the southern Nigerian state of Anambra late on Friday, Nigerian newspapers said on Saturday.
Norway world's best place to live, Niger worst
2009-10-05 14:25Norway has retained its status as the world's most desirable country to live in, according to UN data, which ranks sub-Saharan African states the least attractive.
China becomes S Africa's top export destination
2009-10-02 21:12China overtook the United States as South Africa's biggest export destination in the first half of 2009, reinforcing the Asian country's push to build trade links with Africa.
Egg-size white diamond found in South Africa
2009-09-30 10:12AIM-listed Petra Diamonds said on Tuesday it had recovered one of the world's 20 largest, high-quality white diamonds at the Cullinan mine in South Africa.
Guinean junta leader regrets bloodshed after 150 dead
2009-09-30 09:50Guinea's military junta leader has expressed regret over the bloodshed in the clash between the opposition and security forces in the capital Conakry, Radio Senegal reported on Tuesday.
Judge to decide if 9-year-old faces rape trial
2009-09-29 11:50A 9-year-old boy charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl sobbed in court Monday as his teacher testified that he rarely did his homework and often got into fights with other students.
Strange disease kills 71 in Nigeria's Adamawa State
2009-09-25 15:33At least 71 people have been confirmed dead and other 746 lying critically ill of a yet to be diagnosed disease in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa State, the Nigerian Tribune newspaper reported on Friday.
Somali pirates kill Syrian captain, ship rescued
2009-09-25 11:14Somali pirates boarded a Panama-flagged ship heading for Mogadishu on Thursday and killed its Syrian captain after he refused to turn the vessel away from the port, officials said.
Libya blames few countries for using military power against others
2009-09-24 13:25After 40 years of shunning UN appearances, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi evidently had a lot to get off his chest.
Libyans pitch tent outside NYC
2009-09-24 11:51The Libyan government has pitched a tent in suburban New York that leader Moammar Khadafy may use for entertaining, according to a State Department official.
