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.
South Africa tests AIDS vaccine
2009-07-23 15:18South Africa is launching clinical trials of the first AIDS vaccines created by a developing country, a feat by scientists who forged ahead even when some of their political leaders shocked the world with unscientific pronouncements about the disease.
Wildlife artefacts from Kenya Wildlife Services
2009-07-18 20:43A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger holds a stuffed leopard's head at the KWS storage room in Nairobi National Park July 18, 2009.
Official: 3 aide workers kidnapped in Kenya
2009-07-18 15:01Gunmen have seized three foreign aid workers in northern Kenya and taken them across the border into Somalia, a security official said Saturday.
South Africa registers over 100 cases of A(H1N1) flu
2009-07-16 23:28South Africa passed the 100 mark for recorded cases of A(H1N1) flu on Thursday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said.
Witnesses: 2 French journalists seized in Somalia
2009-07-14 16:29Gunmen stormed into a hotel in the Somali capital on Tuesday morning and kidnapped two French journalists, the hotel manager and an eyewitness said.
Nigerian rebel leader released from jail
2009-07-14 11:50Nigeria's government freed a prominent rebel leader from jail Monday, his lawyer said, meeting a demand by insurgents who have been attacking the country's oil installations and kidnapping oil workers.
Charles Taylor to begin his war crimes defense
2009-07-13 15:20Charles Taylor begins his defense Monday against charges he led rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered, raped and mutilated villagers in a brutal terror campaign during the country's civil war.
Nigeria militant leader accepts govt's amnesty terms
2009-07-12 16:16Jailed Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah has accepted the terms of the amnesty offered by the government last month, reports said Sunday.
Obama's whirlwind Ghana trip
2009-07-12 16:11US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (2nd L) and their daughter Sasha (L) take part in a departure ceremony at the airport in Accra, July 11, 2009.
In personal terms, Obama hails Africa's promise
2009-07-12 10:08America's president and Africa's son, Barack Obama dashed with pride onto the continent of his ancestors Saturday, challenging its people to shed corruption and conflict in favor of peace. Campaigning to all of Africa, he said "Yes you can."
Obama assures Africa it will not be sidelined
2009-07-11 20:23US President Barack Obama assured Africa on Saturday that it would not be sidelined from world affairs and hailed democratic Ghana as a model for other African countries.
In Ghana, Obama marks Africa's promise, problems
2009-07-11 16:55In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, President Barack Obama is seeking to lift up the continent of his ancestors - while keeping its emotions in check.
