Egypt court orders retrial in Mubarak embezzlement case

2015-01-13 16:51:29

An Egyptian court ordered on Tuesday a retrial in an embezzlement case against Hosni Mubarak, dropping the only remaining conviction faced by the ousted former president and potentially leading to his release.

More military medics to help in Ebola fight

2015-01-13 08:37:16

China is stepping up its contribution to the fight against the Ebola by sending 232 more military medical workers in West Africa.

China-supported consultations reactivate peace process in S.Sudan

2015-01-13 10:55:47

The Special Consultation in Support of the South Sudan Peace Process led by the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development has reactivated the ongoing endeavors to reach a peaceful settlement of the violent conflict in South Sudan.

69 people die after drinking contaminated beer in Mozambique

2015-01-13 09:30:34

When a crocodile is killed, the bile of the animal must be immediately removed and buried in front of witnesses to prove that it has not fallen into the wrong hands, to be used as poison, according to some African traditions.

China raises initiative to push South Sudan peace process

2015-01-13 09:14:10

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed on Monday China's four-point initiative to promote South Sudan's peace process.

Bad beer kills at least 69 people in Mozambique

2015-01-12 21:06:05

At least 69 people died over the weekend in Mozambique after drinking home-brewed beer, a local government official told state television.

FM to visit five African countries

2015-01-08 19:11:30

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to visit five countries in Africa from Jan 10 to 17, the ministry's spokesman Hong Lei said on Thursday at a press briefing.

Two Egyptian police shot dead outside Coptic Church south of Cairo

2015-01-06 15:45:12

Two Egyptian policemen were shot dead on Tuesday as they stood guard at a Coptic Christian church in a city south of Cairo, witnesses and a local security source said.

Two bodies retrieved from collapsed building in Nairobi

2015-01-05 14:39:24

Kenya's rescuers have retrieved two bodies from the rubble in a building, which collapsed late Sunday in a Nairobi residential estate.

UN indefinitely postpones Libyan dialogue

2015-01-05 09:40:22

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday indefinitely postponed the conference of the Libyan dialogue among the country's political parties, which was set to be held on Jan. 5, according to a Libyan parliament member.

Flights disrupted after plane crash lands in Kenya airport

2015-01-04 21:32:08

Kenya Airways said Sunday all flights landing into the country's capital Nairobi were disrupted after a plane crash landed and blocked runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Suspected militants stab Tunisian policeman to death

2015-01-04 20:38:36

Suspected Islamist militants captured and killed a Tunisian police officer, stabbing him and slashing his throat as he travelled home off-duty south of the capital, the government said on Sunday.