Cairo - Amnesty International on Friday urged Egypt to stop the trial of a Facebook user threatened with five years in jail on charges of revealing military secrets…
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South Sudan looks to a cleaner future
Bentiu - South Sudan officials are concerned at the environmental damage being caused by the oil industry and are promising a tough new line if the oil-rich region…
Ugandan gays ‘in hiding’
Kampala - Uganda's gay community has gone into hiding after a local tabloid published 100 of their names and pictures, their lawyer told a High Court judge Friday.
Egypt clashes – another Christian dies
Cairo - A security official says another Christian has died from gunshot wounds sustained in clashes with police over construction of a Cairo church, raising the death toll…
Ethiopian PM warns Egypt off Nile war
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia over the River Nile and is also supporting rebel groups in an attempt to destabilise the…
Five Somali Pirates Convicted in US Court
Five Somali men were convicted in a U.S. court for piracy on Wednesday. According to the Department of Justice it is the first piracy conviction in the United…
US gives Zambia $276m for HIV/Aids
Lusaka - Zambia is to receive $276m from the US government to help battle HIV and Aids, officials said on Tuesday.
Hungarian business house in Mali
The Afrika Holding is planning to open a Hungarian business house in Mali. That would be the first Hungarian business initiative in Western-Africa – reported our local correspondent…
Gambian president takes 21 year old Alima Sallah as second wife
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has taken a 21-year-old diplomat's daughter as a second wife, following months of speculation about a potential new marriage, the presidency said on Sunday.
Catholic nun wins $1m award
Sister Beatrice Chipeta, founder of the Lusubilo Orphan Care in Malawi's northern tip lakeshore district of Karonga, has been awarded one of the world's largest honours, the Opus…