French, Malians secure Timbuktu, rebels claim to control Kidal
2013-01-30 07:26:19
Tuareg fighters claimed on Tuesday that they control the strategic city of Kidal and other northern towns.
Mali president confident of restoration of state normalcy
2013-01-29 16:36:48
Mali's interim President Dioncounda Traore says he is ever more confident that normalcy will be restored in his country.
Japan mulls $120m fresh aid to support Mali
2013-01-29 16:13:32
Japan eyes providing $120 million in fresh aid to support refugees and humanitarian activities in Mali, and strengthen governance in the Sahel region in light of the growing presence of Islamist fighters there, local media quoted Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida as saying on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber kills 2 at Somali president's lodge
2013-01-29 16:03:18
An official says a suicide bomber detonated explosives inside the presidential palace compound in Somalia, killing two people.
Britain offers France more military aid for Mali
2013-01-29 11:09:01
Britain is offering France further assistance in its military operations against Islamist rebels in Mali, but will not take a combat role, Prime Minister David Cameron's spokesman said on Monday.
French, Malians retake Timbuktu
2013-01-29 10:12:32
French and Malian troops retook control of Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Monday after Islamist rebel occupiers fled the ancient Sahara trading town and torched several buildings.
Egyptian protesters defy curfew
2013-01-29 10:06:23
Egyptian protesters defied a nighttime curfew in restive towns along the Suez Canal, attacking police stations and ignoring emergency rule imposed by Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
Death toll in Egypt's Port Said rises to 40
2013-01-29 05:13:18
The death toll in recent clashes in Egypt's riot-stricken Port Said governorate has risen to 40, while the total number of injured people has exceeded 1,000, official news agency MENA reported Monday.
AU leaders debate Pan-Africanism as waves of turmoil sweep continent
2013-01-29 03:31:59
As the African Union summit drew to a close in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, amid the crisis in Mali, leaders from more than 50 countries contemplated what Pan-Africanism has meant to the continent over the past five decades and what role it can play in Africa's future.
Leaders working toward future prosperity
2013-01-28 09:18:54
Africa is dedicated to becoming a more integrated, people-centered, prosperous continent at peace, the head of the African Union said in Ethiopia.
Thousands of crocodiles flee farm
2013-01-28 09:06:04
Calling all crocodile experts - South African police say you're needed to help capture thousands of crocs out on the lam.
Egypt's Morsi orders curfew, state of emergency
2013-01-28 05:01:55
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi imposed Sunday a curfew and a state of emergency in the turmoil- stricken Port Said governorate, as well as Suez and Ismailia, due to the ongoing bloody clashes there.