U.S.-bound oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected Somali pirates off the coast of Oman.
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South Africa unemployment drops to 24%
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South Africa's unemployment rate fell to 24 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, but nearly half the 1.3-point drop came from discouraged workers leaving…
Jonathan launches vote campaign
Lafia - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was to launch his campaign on Monday in the ancient central city of Lafia ahead of the April 9 election.
Govt talks to Muslim Brotherhood
Cairo - Egypt's key opposition Muslim Brotherhood said on Sunday it had launched talks with authorities "to see up to what point they are ready to accept the…
Mozambique to repatriate 444 migrants
Maputo - Mozambique will soon repatriate a group of 444 illegal Asian immigrants who were sent back from South Africa after they entered the country illegally, a police…
Dél-Szudán első mártír minisztere
Dél-Szudán, Dzsuba – Tegnap tették közzé a dél-szudáni referendum hivatalos végeredményét az országrész elszakadásáról, ma pedig megöltek egy minisztert a főrvárosban, Dzsubában.
Ivory Coast economic ministry burns
Abidjan - A fire broke out at Ivory Coast's economic ministry building in the capital destroying untold numbers of financial records as international sanctions on incumbent leader Laurent…
Mali destroys hundreds of weapons
Kidal - Hundreds of weapons collected from people and former Tuareg rebels were burned in northern Mali on Tuesday in a bid to do away with small arms…
S.African ship at I.Coast complicates crisis
ABUJA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - South Africa's decision to deploy a navy vessel to Ivory Coast is complicating efforts to bring a peaceful resolution to the country's post-election…
N.African migrants intensify hunger strike
Athens - More than 250 North African immigrants, demanding to be legalised, intensified their two-week hunger strike on Tuesday by drinking only water.