The World Bank is lifting aid ban on Niger. The West African country was suspended from receiving loans following a February military coup. Meanwhile, the suspension notice from…
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Ivory Coast to take 500 dancing fans to South Africa
Five hundred lucky Ivory Coast fans who can sing or dance have won a free trip to South Africa to watch their team at the World Cup, the…
S.African transport union says strike may end Thursday
The biggest union at South African logistics group Transnet said most of its members favoured a proposed pay deal, and an agreement may be signed on Thursday ending…
Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság: Több tucat halálos áldozat a földcsuszamlás miatt
Negyvenhat ember életét követelte, 200 házat pedig elsodort az a földcsuszamlás, amely a kelet-kongói Kibumbában, a ma is aktív Nyiragongo vulkán lankáin pusztított – jelentette be a MONUC,…
A kongói lázadók halálbüntetést kaptak
11 milíciatagot halálra ítéltek a Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaságban, amiért részt vettek egy támadásban, amiben az ENSZ két munkatársa életét vesztette.
DR Congo rebels get death sentences for Mbandaka attack
Eleven militia members have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their part in an attack that left two UN staff dead.
Gun battles in Madagascar capital Antananarivo
Gun battles have broken out in the Madagascar capital Antananarivo between rival security forces.
Egypt renews tough emergency laws
The Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has issued a decree renewing the country's emergency laws for a further two years.
Kenya: Nairobi University closed down
The Nairobi University of Kenya has been closed down indefinitely after a four-day student protest. Following heightened tension on campus on the heels of a controversial student union…
Yemen sentences Somali pirates to death
A Yemeni court has sentenced six Somali pirates to death and jailed six others for the hijacking of an oil tanker.