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.
IMF to set up 2 more technical assistance centers in Africa
2009-03-10 17:14In an effort to better financially support crisis-affected African countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday announced its plan to set up two more technical assistance centers in Africa.
Cargo plane crashes in Uganda killed all 11 on board
2009-03-10 08:48A cargo plane carrying equipment for African Union peacekeepers in Somalia caught fire and crashed into Uganda's Lake Victoria shortly after takeoff Monday, killing all 11 people on board.
Somali leader in Kenya, pledges to improve ties
2009-03-09 15:26Somalia's newly-elected President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed arrived in Kenya late Sunday for a two- day visit during which he is scheduled to hold talks with his host, President Mwai Kibaki.
Plane crash kills 10 at Uganda airport
2009-03-09 15:02A medium size plane has crashed at Uganda's main airport, a Ugandan radio station said on Monday.
Bashir: Sudan to fight against 'neocolonialism'
2009-03-08 20:00The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Sunday in Fashir, capital city of North Darfur state, that the country will fight against "neocolonialism".
Sudan president pledges to push forward peace process
2009-03-08 13:36Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Saturday told a rally that the country does not allow any breach of the peace process and would never return to war, the state television reported.
Zimbabwe PM badly injured in car crash
2009-03-08 10:29The driver of the truck which collided with Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's car, killing his wife, was not asleep at the time, the foreign office said on Saturday.
Tanzania starts fighting illegal fishing off shore
2009-03-07 14:59Tanzania has stepped up its measures in the fight against illegal fishing off its Indian Ocean coast by either fining caught trawlers with $16 million each or confiscating the fishing boats altogether.
Zimbabwean PM injured, wife dead in car crash
2009-03-07 08:45Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was hurt in a car accident Friday, and the injuries are not life-threatening
ICC's obsession of justice tempered by tricky arrest
2009-03-06 11:08The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday slammed in public the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant against him.
Most South African women 'financially independent'
2009-03-06 10:24Nearly seventy percent of South African women consider themselves financially independent, results of a Synovate global survey released on Thursday found.
Sudan's president says warrant is conspiracy
2009-03-05 21:48Sudan's president, wanted by an international court on war crimes charges, denounced the tribunal, the UN and aid agencies on Thursday as part of a new "colonialism" that aims to destabilize his country.
