Over 20 leaders arrive for AU summit
2012-01-29 15:49:52
Over 20 heads of state and government arrived at the new African Union (AU) headquarter several minutes before the opening of the 18th AU summit on Sunday.
Syrian issue unlikely to be internationalized
2012-01-29 11:07:03
Syria's analysts and observers brushed off the possibility of internationalizing the Syrian crisis after the Arab League (AL) decided to suspend its observer mission in Syria on Saturday.
Armed group attacks Chinese company in Sudan
2012-01-29 09:53:05
An armed group belonging to Sudan People's Liberation Army attacked Saturday a site of a Chinese company operating in the field of roads in South Kordofan state.
Year of Dragon stamp welcomed in Houston, US
2012-01-24 16:00:38
Year of the Dragon Forever Stamp, issued on Monday by the US postal Service to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, was welcomed by the public in the Houston area, Texas.
Police say 186 killed in Nigeria's bomb blasts
2012-01-24 10:55:01
Nigeria's police in northern Kano state on Monday said 186 people were killed by the Boko Haram extremists.
Libya denies Bani Walid held by Gaddafi supporters: TV
2012-01-24 09:41:01
Libya's caretaker interior minister Monday dismissed as baseless reports claiming the Libyan town of Bani Walid had been taken over by supporters of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, local media reported.
150 killed in attacks in Nigeria
2012-01-22 08:56:55
Officials said that about 150 persons lost their lives in Friday's terrorist attacks which rocked the state capital of Kano.
South Sudan to build new pipeline
2012-01-21 17:16:51
South Sudan announced on Saturday that it has started to take steps to build a new pipeline through eastern Africa to export its oil.
UN chief concerned over Sudanese tentions
2012-01-21 11:09:56
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday voiced his deep concern at the "continuing tensions" in the border area between Sudan and South Sudan, and called on the parties concerned "to do everything possible to reach agreement" in their current talks.
South Sudan stops oil production
2012-01-20 22:41:33
The government of South Sudan has decided to stop oil production from Friday onwards, a government spokeswoman told Xinhua.
Radioactive material said stolen from Egypt plant
2012-01-19 12:18:44
Radioactive material has been stolen from a nuclear power station on Egypt's Mediterranean coast that was the site of violent protests last week.