Egyptians vote in final phase of elections
2012-01-04 11:24:34
Egyptians started voting in the final phase of the People's Assembly (the lower house of parliament) polls, the first parliamentary elections.
Kenyan officials escape death after attack
2012-01-04 10:44:14
Two Kenyan government officials escaped death narrowly after the car in which they were patrolling in missed a remote controlled explosive device.
Four injured in armed clash in Tripoli
2012-01-04 10:34:21
Four people were injured Wednesday when armed factions exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, witnesses said.
Uganda to award Kenya's president degree
2012-01-04 10:25:54
Uganda's top university is to award Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki an honorary doctorate degree for his pan-African service and steady leadership in the region.
Libyans linked to Gadhafi can't run in election
2012-01-03 11:12:12
Libyans with ties to ousted leader Muammar Gadhafi will be banned from running in elections under a bill drafted by the country's new rulers.
Mubarak's trial resumes
2012-01-03 10:40:32
The trials of Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak, his sons, former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli as well as Adli's six assistants resumed on Monday.
South African mother suspected of murdering 3 children
2012-01-02 15:13:12
A pregnant mother living in South Africa's Western Cape is being investigated for allegedly murdering three of her children, authorities said on Sunday.
50 killed in Nigeria communal clash
2012-01-01 19:33:18
At least 50 people were killed Saturday in a communal clash in Nigeria's southeastern state of Ebonyi, a local government official has said.
Nigerian president declares state of emergency
2012-01-01 07:26:14
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday in four northern states which were hit by months of violence.
Clampdown on Al-Shabaab opens corridors
2011-12-31 10:24:57
Kenya's onslaught on Al-Shabaab and the intensified clampdown by African Union peacekeepers from the AMISOM mission in the capital Mogadishu have opened new safe corridors.
Somali govt deplores killing of doctors
2011-12-31 10:22:17
Somali government on Friday condemned as "barbaric" the killing of two aid workers with the Medcines Sans Frontier (MSF) in Mogadishu Thursday by local worker of the medical aid agency.
Blast kills 4 in Nigeria's Maiduguri
2011-12-31 10:02:43
A bomb explosion killed four people on Friday in Nigeria's troubled city of Maiduguri, police said.