Guinea-Bissau leader arrested after coup bid
2012-04-14 07:40:48
Soldiers arrested Guinea-Bissau's presidential front-runner Carlos Gomes Junior after staging an apparent coup in the chronically unstable west African country, his wife said on Friday.
South Africa's mining output drops
2012-04-13 16:25:09
South Africa's mining output dropped considerably in February, the second consecutive month of decline.
70,000 babies HIV positive in Nigeria
2012-04-13 16:21:26
The Nigerian government on Thursday said about 70,000 newly born babies in the West African country are HIV positive.
Traore sworn in as Mali's interim president
2012-04-13 15:48:08
Former parliament speaker Dioncounda Traore is sworn in as Mali's interim president in the captial Bamako, April 12, 2012.
UN demands end of fighting between Sudan, South Sudan
2012-04-13 04:08:20
UN Security Council demanded on Thursday "a complete, immediate, and unconditional" end to all fighting between Sudan and South Sudan.
Sudan's parliament to cease talks with South
2012-04-11 20:19:41
The Sudanese parliament decided on Wednesday to announce a general mobilization and stop negotiations with South Sudan following a large-scale attack by the South Sudanese army.
Kenya's 2012 tea production to drop by 5%
2012-04-11 11:13:58
Kenya's total tea production for 2012 will drop by 5 percent compared to 2011 when the country harvested 378 million kg, the industry's regulator said on Tuesday.
120 people injured in road crashes
2012-04-11 11:11:01
Two road accidents occurred in the central South Africa on Tuesday, leaving 122 people injured.
South Sudan launches attack on Sudan border oil field
2012-04-11 04:06:25
The Sudanese army announced on Tuesday that troops from South Sudan had launched a large-scale attack on a strategic oil field on the borders between the two countries.
Niger plane crash kills 4 Chinese nationals
2012-04-10 06:46:11
Six people including four Chinese and two French nationals were found dead in a plane crash in northern Niger, a military source said on Monday.
Mali's president hands in resignation letter
2012-04-09 04:33:02
Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure has submitted his letter of resignation.
Malawi president's death confirmed
2012-04-07 15:45:45
State-ran radio confirmed Saturday that Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika died of a heart attack on Thursday.