Nigeria floods claim 363, displace 2.1 million
2012-11-06 13:33:57
The recent floods in Nigeria have claimed 363 lives and displaced 2,157,419 people.
Nigeria arrests 5 suspected arms dealers
2012-11-06 11:13:41
Nigeria's secret police in central north Nasarawa state on Monday arrested five suspected members of an arm-running syndicate.
UN Envoy visits Africa, seeking progress
2012-11-06 10:52:02
The UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara is in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Monday as part of his visit of Northern Africa and Europe, a UN spokesman told reporters.
Head of AU standby force arrives in Mali
2012-11-05 16:06:19
The head of the African Union standby force, general Sekouba Konate, arrived in the Malian capital Bamako on Sunday for a meeting of international experts on how to regain control of northern Mali.
Somali PM announces new cabinet
2012-11-05 14:04:15
Somalia's Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdoon on Sunday announced much-anticipated 10-member cabinet.
Zimbabwe to establish special election courts
2012-11-02 13:04:58
Zimbabwe will establish special courts to deal with cases of political violence during the forthcoming elections, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said Thursday.
Kenyan leaders assents to new traffic law
2012-11-02 11:18:25
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday assented to new traffic law, geared towards dealing with traffic offenses which account for 25 percent of accidents in the country.
6 Russian sailors, 1 Estonian freed in Nigeria
2012-11-01 19:03:57
Six Russian sailors and an Estonian national working with a French oil and gas company and abducted by gunmen off coast of Nigeria's oil Delta have regained their freedom, a diplomatic source told Xinhua on Thursday.
2012 DISCOP Africa held in Johannesburg
2012-11-01 17:31:38
Visitors consult at a booth during the 2012 DISCOP Africa which runs from Oct 30 to Nov 2, in Johannesburg, on Oct 31, 2012.
South-South cooperation urged to foster technology
2012-11-01 17:15:24
Technology transfer, skills development and sharing of best practices to spur innovations should form the basis of south-south cooperation.
S. Africa urged to use G20 to raise international profile
2012-11-01 16:43:35
South Africa should use its inclusion in the G20 for the benefit of the country, the region and the continent, a senior bank official said on Wednesday.
30% to 40% life insurance claims in Kenya fake
2012-11-01 16:42:19
Kenya's insurance firms on Wednesday said between 30 and 40 percent of all life insurance claims in the East African country are fraudulent declarations with cases of life insurance claimants faking death and "killing" spouses on the increase.