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.
AU chief calls for infrastructure development in Africa
2009-02-02 20:23AU chairperson Jean Ping said Monday that Africa should step up infrastructure development in order to boost the physical integration of the continent.
World Bank official warns on human crisis in Africa
2009-02-02 14:59The World Bank's Chief Economist on Africa Shanta Devarajan has warned that the global financial crisis would pose a greater danger of human crisis for Africa.
Somali leader wants united front against extremism
2009-02-02 11:31Somalia's new president called for a united front against violent extremists and signaled his intent to try to bring together the country's feuding Islamic factions, according to an interview published Sunday.
More than 100 dead in Kenya gasoline blaze
2009-02-02 10:34The explosion of an overturned tanker could be felt for miles, and the moments that followed haunted survivors: People ablaze, their clothes burned off, running to the bush in a futile effort to escape the pain and begging for help.
AU starts 12th Summit with theme on infrastructure developmemt
2009-02-01 16:39The African Union (AU) started its 12th Summit Sunday morning in the Ethiopian capital, with the continent's infrastructure development high on its agenda.
Death toll from Kenya oil blaze rises to 111
2009-02-01 16:36The death toll from an oil spill blaze in central Kenya has risen to 111, making it one of the east African nation's worst disasters of recent times, police said on Sunday.
America abortion debate reaches into African slums
2009-02-01 14:48Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum is far from America but not from America's battle over abortion.
Over 90 people killed in oil tanker tragedy in Kenya
2009-02-01 14:28At least 91 people were burnt to death on Saturday night when a petrol tanker from which they were siphoning off petrol burst into flames near Molo town in northwest Kenya, police said.
Obama's Kenyan relative arrested on drug charge
2009-02-01 11:43
The half-brother of US President Barack Obama was arrested for alleged possession of marijuana on Saturday near his home in a Nairobi shantytown, police said.
Over 50 killed in Kenya oil blaze
2009-02-01 11:40More than 50 people were killed and dozens of others injured when an oil spill from a crashed truck burst into flames in Kenya on Saturday, local police and the Red Cross said.
Madagascan national television stops broadcasting
2009-02-01 10:20The Madagascan national television stopped broadcasting at 15:00 p.m. local time (12:00 GMT) on Saturday after its re-broadcasting on Thursday.
Zimbabwe opposition will join government
2009-01-31 09:28Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday he will join a unity government with President Robert Mugabe almost a year after disputed polls, but the US and others questioned if it would work.
