US president Barack Obama has pledged to help Africa to develop in a message delivered to the heads of state at the AU summit on Monday by US…
Rwandan rebels seize Indian pilot
Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say that rebels from neighbouring Rwanda have taken an Indian pilot hostage.
Nem engedik el a kongói lázadóvezért
A Nemzetközi Büntetőbizottság felfüggesztette a Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaságból származó Thomas Lubanga kiadatását.
Ivory Coast: Prime Minister quits
The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Guillaume Soro, has resigned from his post as the head of the country's main rebel group to concentrate on organizing the country's…
Malawi: Madonna performs for charity
Pop star Madonna is expected to perform at the 'Walk out of poverty' fundraising gig to benefit Malawi in September. The 52-year-old Material Girl singer has called in…
Rwanda has negligible corruption – Transparency
Incidents of bribery in Rwanda are negligible, anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International says.
Qaeda in North Africa claims to have killed French hostage
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda's wing in North Africa said it had killed a French hostage it was holding in response to a raid by France and Mauritania…
Mauritania: France chase al-Qaeda militants
Al-Qaeda militants in Mauritania are being chased with the help of France, the European nation has confirmed. Mauritanian troops received "technical and logistical" support from France in a…
Somalia: Two AU peacekeepers killed
Two African Union peacekeepers have been killed in fighting in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. A spokesman for the AMISOM peacekeeping force confirmed on Friday Somali Islamist insurgents…
587 Somali refugees entered Yemen July
At least 587 Somali refugees, including 165 women, entered Yemen during the first half of July, the interior ministry has reported. The ministry said refugees have been disembarked…



