Egypt's presidential vote begins
2012-05-23 14:30:55
Egyptians go to polls on Wednesday morning to elect their new president after the fall of ex- President Hosni Mubarak last year.
Africa ground water initiative launched
2012-05-23 09:09:12
The UNESCO in collaborations with Kenya, Ethiopia and Somali governments have launched a joint ground water initiative.
Egypt's presidential candidates end campaigns
2012-05-21 10:49:03
Egypt's presidential candidates finalized on Sunday their electoral campaigns two days before the historic vote.
UN human rights chief visits Zimbabwe
2012-05-21 10:41:19
United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay arrived in Harare on Sunday for a five-day visit to assess the human rights situation in Zimbabwe.
Liberia urges UNMIL to delay phaseout
2012-05-21 10:06:26
Liberia expressed confidence in the ability of security to respond appropriately to any threat when UNMIL phases out of the West African country.
Spike in agricultural trade with Africa
2012-05-20 18:51:32
China-Africa trade on agricultural products has gone through years of fast growth and the trade volume reached 4.78 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, a Chinese official said Saturday.
Obama unveils food security plan for Africa
2012-05-19 10:45:43
US President Barack Obama announced on Friday a plan with $3 billion in private sector pledges for food security and agriculture production in Africa.
Nigeria inflation rises, driven by non-food
2012-05-16 16:22:08
Nigeria's inflation rate rose to 12.9 percent in April.
Ethiopia urges foreign investment in railways
2012-05-16 14:56:38
Ethiopia has called for more foreign investment into the country's railways, as it plans to build a railway network of nearly 6,000 kilometers in the coming decade.
Police kill four armed robbers in SW Nigeria
2012-05-16 10:17:19
Nigerian police in the southwestern state of Ogun on Tuesday foiled a bus robbery attempt along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, killing four suspects on the spot.
UN urges world to sustain aid flow to Somalia
2012-05-14 19:50:18
The UN humanitarian agency has called on the world to build on the effective delivery of aid that helped roll back last year's famine in Somalia.
Egyptian court says elections to go as scheduled
2012-05-13 11:18:23
Egypt's Higher Administrative Court overturned Saturday a lower court's decision to suspend the presidential elections set to be held on May 23 and 24.