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.
Obama lands in Ghana on historic Africa trip
2009-07-11 14:11US President Barack Obama has landed in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office.
China a leading nation in aiding Africa: Italian expert
2009-07-11 05:32China has become a leader in providing aid to Sub-Saharan Africa while many western countries have lagged behind on their financial pledges, an Italian expert says.
African leaders to ask G8 to honor pledges
2009-07-10 11:45Africa takes center stage at the Group of Eight (G8) summit on Friday, with wealthy nations eager to reassure critics they will honor past aid pledges and approve a new $15 billion agriculture program.
Play with lion at circus in Cairo
2009-07-10 11:14Luba el-Helw, an Egyptian lion tamer, feeds the lion as she performs at the National circus in Cairo July 9, 2009.
Gunmen seize 5 Chinese fishermen off Cameroon
2009-07-08 21:19Gunmen kidnapped five Chinese fisherman off Cameroon's Bakassi peninsula earlier this week, a security source said, and local rebels blamed militants from Nigeria's Niger Delta for the raid.
10 bodies from crashed Yemeni airliner found along coast
2009-07-08 13:21It has been confirmed that 10 bodies of the passengers of the ill-fated Yemeni airliner have been found floating in the water of the eastern Tanzania coast, Xinhua learned on Tuesday.
Life in fast lane inspires Ethiopian athletes
2009-07-08 09:26On the concrete tiers of Meskel Square, a vast rallying point in Addis Ababa, armies of aspiring athletes scamper around despite biting, pre-dawn cold as they wait for their trainers to arrive.
Mt. Kilimanjaro in race of new "Seven Wonders"
2009-07-06 13:20Mountain Kilimanjaro has finally entered into the top 10 list in the land features category as Africa's highest peak races to become one of the new "Seven Wonders" of the world, the local Sunday news reported on Sunday.
Bob Geldof grills Berlusconi on aid ahead of G8
2009-07-06 10:16Irish singer and anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof grilled Silvio Berlusconi in an interview published on Sunday, telling him that Rome's failed pledges on aid put his credibility in doubt as he chairs a G8 summit this week.
SAfrican govt tightens belts
2009-07-03 14:50Tea, water and biscuits are on South Africa's recession menu to replace lavish meals at some government meetings as the belt is tightened on public spending, a spokesman said on Thursday.
African leaders launch Unity
2009-07-03 11:15African leaders have agreed to a Libyan-driven push to transform the African Union and extend its power.
Problems on path to 'United States of Africa'
2009-07-03 09:02Security, piracy and international justice were top issues on Thursday's agenda at an African Union summit of heads of state set to lay the groundwork for an eventual United States of Africa.
