Africa-China expo launched in Ethiopian capital
2015-11-13 10:27:44
The 2015 Africa-China Commodities, Technology and Services Expo and Chongqing Export Commodities Expo was launched on Thursday in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.
El Nino worsens food security in East Africa: UN
2015-11-12 22:28:36
An estimated 32.1 million people in East Africa would need food aid by the beginning of 2016 due to El Nino phenomenon, the UN has said.
Egypt stands to lose $280 mln a month from flight suspensions
2015-11-11 20:52:26
Egypt stands to lose 2.2 billion Egyptian pounds ($280 million) a month from Britain and Russia's decision to suspend flights after the Russian plane crash in the Sinai Peninsula, Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said on Wednesday.
WHO declares Sierra Leone Ebola free
2015-11-08 10:01:25
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday formally declared Sierra Leone "Ebola free."
Nation to deepen Liberian cooperation
2015-11-06 07:51:17
China is willing to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Liberia and help it to develop and reduce poverty, Premier Li Keqiang said when meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Beijing on Thursday.
At least 41 people killed by South Sudan plane crash, says official, witness
2015-11-04 16:46:40
A Russian-built cargo plane carrying some passengers crashed on Wednesday after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital.
Prosecutors seek murder conviction for Pistorius
2015-11-03 22:49:04
Prosecutors called on for South Africa's "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius to be convicted of murder and sent back to jail for shooting his girlfriend.
Trial of Gaddafi son adjourned to December
2015-11-02 09:06:32
The son of deposed Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi appeared in a Tripoli court on Sunday to face charges of murdering a football player and other crimes before the 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
Islamist al Shabaab attack Somali hotel, kill at least 10
2015-11-01 14:52:52
Al Shabaab, which has frequently launched attacks in Mogadishu in its bid to topple the current government, said it was behind the assault on the Sahafi hotel where government officials and lawmakers stay.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Russian plane crash in Egypt
2015-10-31 22:29:40
A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the downing of a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday, the group said in a statement circulated by supporters on Twitter.
Over 1,000 migrants rescued off Libya's coast
2015-10-29 09:10:00
Rescuers plucked more than a thousand migrants from overcrowded boats near Libya on Wednesday morning, Italy's coast guard said, the most reported saved in a single day in three weeks.
Polls close in peaceful Côte d'Ivoire post-war presidential vote
2015-10-26 10:11:33
Poll workers in Ivory Coast began counting ballots on Sunday after a day of peaceful voting in a presidential election seen as crucial to turning the page on a decade-long political crisis and a civil war in 2011.