Truck plunges into river in Uganda
2012-03-08 08:59:07
Twenty-three people were killed after a truck they were travelling in plunged into a river in the northwestern Ugandan district of Arua.
DR Congo PM resigns
2012-03-07 09:34:55
Adolphe Muzito, prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has rendered resignation to President Joseph Kabila ahead of the formation of a new government.
Health workers told to return to work
2012-03-07 09:15:09
The Kenyan government on Tuesday ordered striking health workers to resume work immediately and warned that those who fail to heed the directive will be sacked.
Libya's oil-rich east declares autonomy
2012-03-07 09:04:15
Tribal and political leaders in eastern Libya declared Cyrenaica an autonomous region during a ceremony held in the city of Benghazi on Tuesday.
Libya buries 170 bodies discovered in mass grave
2012-03-07 08:06:55
Thousands of mourners gathered on Monday in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi to bury 155 bodies unearthed from a mass grave of people who were killed during last year's civil war.
China sends team to Congo for blast rescue
2012-03-07 04:23:38
China sent a work team to Congo Wednesday to rescue and comfort Chinese workers impacted by the blast, which occurred at 8 o'clock on March 4, local time.
International aids mobilized to Congo
2012-03-06 10:10:13
A meeting of humanitarian coordination was held on Monday in Brazzaville, the second day after a blast rocked the capital and claimed about 150 lives.
Congo in bid to resume normal life
2012-03-06 10:05:32
Normal life is being resumed in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo after Sunday's deadly blasts at a arms depot.
Progress 'extremely fragile' in Somalia
2012-03-06 09:55:18
UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon on Monday warned that the progress achieved in Somalia is "extremely fragile".
UN refugee chief visits Tunisia
2012-03-06 09:49:32
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres began a three-day official visit to Tunisia on Monday, the official TAP press agency reported.
US sanctions Syria's broadcasting organization
2012-03-06 04:22:11
The United States on Monday targeted Syria's General Organization of Radio and TV for sanctions, the latest in its expanding efforts to press the Syrian government to stop what it called a violent crackdown on demonstrators.
UN special envoy Annan to visit Syria
2012-03-06 04:14:17
Kofi Annan, the United Nations and Arab League envoy to Syria, and Valerie Amos, the UN humanitarian chief, will visit Syria in the coming days, a UN spokesman said on Monday.