20 Muslim worshippers killed in Nigerian shooting
2012-10-14 21:12:32
At least 20 Muslim worshippers were killed by unknown gunmen at a mosque in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, local police reported.
Egyptian president ousts general prosecutor
2012-10-12 08:07:18
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has ousted Prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud, the state TV reported Thursday.
Sudan, South Sudan seek stablity, development
2012-10-11 15:50:59
Top officials of Sudan and South Sudan on Wednesday expressed their will to maintain stablity and enhance development in the region while attending an international conference held.
Tunisia allows 25,000 spectators to African CL
2012-10-11 08:48:01
Tunisia's youth and sports ministry has authorized 25,000 spectators to attend the African CL semifinal return match for Esperance Sportive de Tunis against Congo's T. P Mazembe, Mosaique FM reported on Wednesday.
Uganda marks golden jubilee independence anniversary
2012-10-10 10:50:43
Thousands of Ugandans on Tuesday thronged Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in the capital Kampala to mark the country's 50 years of independence from British colonial rule.
Chinese killed by Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria
2012-10-09 06:23:40
A Chinese was among victims killed by suspects of the Boko Haram sect in the troubled city of Maiduguri in northern Nigeria.
Two killed in northern Nigeria
2012-10-08 15:44:48
Nigerian police in central north Kaduna State on Sunday confirmed the killing of two persons in Zaria area of the state by gunmen at a pub.
17 killed in military plane crash in Sudan
2012-10-07 20:07:19
At least 17 people were killed on Sunday when a Sudanese military plane crashed west of Omdurman city near the capital Khartoum, a security source said.
Higher levels of security is needed in eastern DRC: UN
2012-10-06 07:41:52
The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is working with local Congolese security forces to increase its level of security to enhance civilian protection and check the "increasing level of violence" in Goma in the eastern part of the country, a UN spokesman said here Friday.
Gunmen attack students, killing at least 26 in Nigeria
2012-10-03 10:03:30
Gunmen opened fire in a student housing area near a polytechnic school in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday, killing at least 26 people in an attack.
China's path a lesson for Africa
2012-10-02 14:54:39
Over the past 40 years, policies that have failed to promote progress in Africa by some donor countries and international organizations have prompted the continent to look for the other way for inspiration.
Program promotes Chinese culture in Uganda
2012-09-28 21:27:21
Hundreds of residents in Kampala, Uganda's capital, gathered at the Railway Ground in the city's downtown and hailed performances by a visiting Chinese acrobatic troupe on the evening of Sept 27.