Cameroon urged to protect Chinese

2014-05-19 09:17:18

The Chinese embassy in Cameroon is urging authorities in the west Central African nation to use caution if attempts are made to free 10 Chinese nationals believed abducted Friday.

Chinese company attacked in Cameroon, 10 missing

2014-05-17 15:57:53

The Chinese Embassy in Yaounde says unidentified assailants attacked the camp of a Chinese enterprise in Cameroon, leaving one person injured and 10 unaccounted for.

Judge says Pistorius to get psychiatrist test

2014-05-14 17:27:09

The judge overseeing the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Wednesday ordered the double-amputee athlete to undergo psychiatric tests, meaning that the trial proceedings will be delayed.

US manned aircraft search for girls

2014-05-14 07:05:23

Manned US aircraft were flying over Nigeria on Tuesday, searching for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram Islamists after Abuja dismissed a prisoner-swap offer from the militants.

S. Sudan cease-fire broken as rebels and army battle

2014-05-14 07:05:23

Fighting between South Sudanese rebels and government troops raged on Monday, just days after a fresh cease-fire deal, dashing hopes to a swift end to five months of civil war.

Video appears to show Nigerian schoolgirls praying

2014-05-13 10:48:48

Looking sad and frightened, dozens of barefoot girls sat huddled together wearing gray Muslim veils as they chanted Quranic verses in Arabic. Some Christians among them said they had converted to Islam.

At least 40 die after migrant boat sinks off Libya

2014-05-12 11:45:01

At least 40 people died and 51 others were rescued after a boat carrying mostly sub-Saharan African migrants sank off Libya's coast east of Tripoli, the Libyan government said on Sunday.

China, Kenya signs deal on East African railway

2014-05-12 03:59:24

China and Kenya sign a co-financing deal to build a railway linking Nairobi to Mombasa, a critical infrastructure project to boost regional trade and deepen integration in East Africa.

Thousands sound social media alarm on Nigerian schoolgirls

2014-05-10 03:34:05

Social media sites have exploded with urgent appeals to #bringbackourgirls, ramping up global awareness of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists 24 days earlier.

South Africa ruling party leads in election tally

2014-05-08 14:27:12

Results released by the national election commission showed the African National Congress with about 58 percent and the opposition Democratic Alliance with 28.5 percent.

Sisi promises real economic growth in 2 years

2014-05-07 18:50:54

Former military chief and presidential candidate Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi promised Tuesday that Egyptians would see real economic improvement within two years if he won the upcoming election.

South Africans vote, ruling party favored

2014-05-07 16:08:47

South Africans voted Wednesday in elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress return to power despite a vigorous challenge from opposition parties seeking to capitalize on discontent with corruption and economic inequality.