34 killed in plane crash

2013-12-01 08:18:17

A Chinese passenger was among 34 people killed when a Mozambique Airlines plane en route to Angola crashed in a game park in northeastern Namibia killing all on board.

Mozambique plane crashes in Namibia: police

2013-11-30 18:32:44

The missing plane of Mozambique Airlines is confirmed to have crashed in northeast Namibia and all passengers on board were killed, local police said on Saturday.

Scholastic attitude

2013-11-26 10:15:57

Before 2000 there were only smatterings of China-Africa research. Today the field is brimming with output from private and public think tanks, universities, publishing houses and freelance scholars.

African-UN mission concerned about Darfur tensions

2013-11-19 06:54:36

The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, a troubled Sudanese region, on Monday expressed grave concern about the serious consequences caused by intertribal conflicts on civilians.

Chinese manufacturers feel their way in African market

2013-11-19 01:20:37

Passengers leaving the airport in Johannesburg, one of Africa's busiest hubs, can see a long billboard near the baggage-claim area: "New choice, new life. Haier-inspired living."

27 killed, 32 injured in train collision in Egypt

2013-11-18 21:04:38

At least 27 people were killed and 32 others injured when a freight train crashed into a mini-bus and a truck near the Egyptian capital of Cairo in the early hours of Monday, the head of the Ambulance Authority said.

South Africa values relations with China: DIRCO

2013-11-18 20:54:16

South Africa values its relations with China and will work together to address development challenges and strengthen China-Africa relations, the country's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said on Monday.

Mandela remains in stable but critical condition

2013-11-18 19:18:58

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who was hospitalised for nearly three months earlier this year with a lung infection, remains in stable but critical condition, the government said on Monday.

French hostage in Nigeria free - Elysee

2013-11-17 21:07:14

A French man has been freed almost a year after he was kidnapped in Nigeria by Islamist militants, President Francois Hollande's office said on Sunday.

Yameen sworn in as Maldives president

2013-11-17 18:35:23

Abdulla Yameen was sworn in as the 6th President of the Republic of Maldives on Sunday, one day after he defeated former president Mohamed Nasheed in the presidential runoff election.

Mandela remains quite ill: former wife told newspaper

2013-11-17 18:32:40

Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains quite ill and has lost the use of his voice, his ex-wife Winnie Mandela said.

100 killed in tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur

2013-11-17 10:51:57

At least 100 people were killed in the latest clashes between Messiria and Salamat tribes in Sudan's Darfur region, official Sudan Radio reported Saturday.