Chinese premier arrives in Nigeria for visit

2014-05-07 03:02:17

Nigeria is the second leg of Premier Li Keqiang's first Africa visit and Li is scheduled to meet Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.

Forum trends:On Africa, All you believe is wrong

2014-05-06 19:57:51

All Africans are black. African people live in huts. Africa is a country. These are some of the common misconceptions that many Chinese people have about Africa and its people.

About 30 people killed by illicit brew in Kenya

2014-05-06 20:40:58

About 30 people have died while more than 40 others hospitalized since Monday after consuming illicit liquor in central and eastern parts of Kenya, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.

Chinese tourist killed by elephant in Botswana

2014-05-06 17:44:35

A Chinese tourist died Sunday after being trampled by an elephant at a game reserve in north eastern Botswana, police confirmed Tuesday.

Kenyan youth realize dreams through China-funded vocational training

2014-05-06 16:18:07

After completing an elitist course in mechanics at Kenya's premier vocational training institute, James Wang'ombe became a hero to his peers in a farming village, where the 24-year-old was born.

Chinese firms offering Kenyan home buyers good choices

2014-05-06 16:17:39

Chinese firms are participating in Kenya's real estate sector, which is among the fastest growing sectors in the East African nation.

US to help find kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls

2014-05-06 14:18:00

The United States is assisting the Nigerian government to find and free some 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants.

Nigeria's Boko Haram threatens to sell kidnapped schoolgirls

2014-05-06 07:54:51

The leader of Boko Haram on Monday threatened to sell more than 200 schoolgirls his Islamist militant group kidnapped in northeastern Nigeria last month.

S. Africa condemns terror attack in China

2014-05-03 06:50:24

The South African government on Friday condemned in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack which took place at a railway station in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang autonomous region in Northwest China.

Algeria's ailing president sworn in for 4th term

2014-04-28 20:45:20

Algeria's president has taken his oath of office for a fourth term from his wheelchair following his election win earlier this month.

Egypt sentences 683 Muslim Brotherhood members to death

2014-04-28 16:47:43

An Egyptian court has recommended the death sentence for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 682 supporters.

Gaddafi's son Saif faces charges in Tripoli court

2014-04-27 21:20:44

The son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and dozens of former government officials appeared in a Tripoli court on Sunday to face charges ranging from war crimes to corruption, in a major test of the state's commitment to the rule of law.