| South African President condoles Fatima Meer's death South African President Jacob Zuma has expressed codolence over the death of anti-apartheid stalwart Fatima... | |
| Eritrea Is Unjustly Criminalized, Says Official A top official of Eritrea’s government says the administration is vindicated after a United Nations report said Asmara’s support for hard line Somali insurgents had either diminished or become... |
| Black Caps Zimbabwe Disappointment Monday, 15 March 2010 09:08 +1200Cricket commentator Brian Waddle tells Newstalk ZB reporter Alexia Russell that he is not surprised the Black Caps have cancelled their June tour to... |
| South African President Condoles Fatima Meer's Death Meer, a friend and biographer of Nelson Mandela, died Friday at a hospital in Durban after suffering from a stroke for the past two weeks. She was 81. "Our condolences go out to her family,... |
| Qantas Wants Direct Flights To Papua New Guinea Qantas wants to operate direct services to Papua New Guinea from Cairns, and has applied for air rights to fly 12 weekly services with its Bombardier aircraft. The government Friday revealed that it... |
| Kidnapped French Aid Workers Freed In Darfur KHARTOUM: Two French aid workers abducted in the Central African Republic and held for four months were on Sunday freed in Darfur, the Sudanese region gripped by civil war and a wave of kidnappings.... |
| 42 Dead In Worsening Cholera Outbreak In Mozambique Mozambique (AP) -- Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country. Leonardo... |
| Nz Managers Cancel Zimbabwe Tour Wellington - New Zealand Cricket have cancelled the June tour to Zimbabwe, but the scheduled matches could be played later at a neutral venue. The chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, Justin... |
| French Hostages Freed In Sudan Paris - Two French aid workers have been freed in Darfur after being held hostage for nearly four months, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday. The two were working for a French... |
| Somali Land Clashes Claim More Lives Mogadishu - Fighting between rival clans in Somalia left at least 17 people dead on Saturday, most of them militiamen, with bodies littering the streets of one village, elders said. The clashes... |
| Zambians Call For Release Of Cleric Lusaka - Zambian civil society groups on Sunday called for the immediate release of a Roman Catholic priest who was arrested on suspicion of calling for the removal of President Rupiah Banda's... |
| Nyangoma Gets The Nod From Hutu Leaders Bujumbura - The leader of Burundi's ex-rebel Hutus, Leonard Nyangoma, was on Sunday chosen by his party as presidential candidate for a June election, according to an AFP journalist. Nyangoma, 58,... |
| Mubarak Is Improving After Surgery Berlin - The health of Egypt's president is improving following gallbladder surgery last week, a spokesperson for the German hospital where he is receiving treatment said on Sunday. Hosni Mubarak,... |
| Guinea Interim Leader Rules Out Presidential Bid 3/14/2010, 2:18 p.m. EDT (AP) WASHINGTON - The senator trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency... |
| Central African Republic Official Warns Of Coup 3/14/2010, 1:41 p.m. EDT (AP) CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. - Ashley Delgado graduated from one of Rhode Island's worst-performing high schools and wanted to go to college-if only she could get... |
| Two French Humanitarian Workers Kidnapped In November Were Freed In Darfur On Sunday, The French Government Said. Sarkozy praised their release Sunday afternoon and thanked "all those who participated in this happy outcome," but released no details about the liberation. Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said the... |
| 15 Killed In Inter-clan Fighting In Somalia Clan elder Abdulahi Bashir Jama says Saturday's fighting was triggered by long-standing hostilities over land ownership. The fighting took place in Amara village in the country's north, far from the... |
| Cricket: Nz Withdraw From Zimbabwe Tour The New Zealand cricket team will not tour Zimbabwe as scheduled in June. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive Justin Vaughan said the decision had met little resistance from Zimbabwe. The... |
| Chinese Fishing Boat, 7 Crew Hijacked Off Cameroon YAOUNDE: A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy in... |
| Telkom South Africa Level Three Championships: Day Three EAST LONDON, South Africa, March 14. FIFTEEN-year old Vanessa Mohr of Northern Tigers was in record breaking mood on the third day of the Telkom SA Level 3 National Aquatic Championships in East... |
| Ushahidi - Africa’s Gift To Silicon Valley: How To Track A Crisis Snowmageddoncleanup.com In Washington, D.C., Ushahidi partnered with the Washington Post to warn of snow-covered roads. Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the... |
| South Africa Faces Strike Against Power Tariff Hike Johannesburg: The Congress of South African Trade Unions, the nation's largest labour federation, plans to strike against a government decision to allow state power utility Eskom Holdings Ltd to... |
| Central African Republic Gov't Warns Of Coup Attempt del.icio.us The Central African Republic's government says it has foiled a plot to overthrow President Francois Bozize.Speaking on state radio late Saturday, Public Safety Minister Jules Bernard... |
| At Least 17 Killed In Central Somalia Violence UN: Civilians in Somalia Increasingly at Risk Witnesses in central Somalia say at least 17 people have died in fighting between two rival clans.The clashes erupted Saturday in Somalia's Mudug region,... |
| Cricket Tour To Zimbabwe Cancelled New Zealand Cricket says Zimbabwe is an unsuitable place to send the national team, citing the collapse of its health system and the general unstable environment. The tour may be rescheduled at a... |
| French Hostages 'freed In Darfur' Two French hostages seized in the Central African Republic on 22 November have been freed in neighbouring Darfur, the French foreign minister says.Bernard Kouchner was quoted by news agency AFP as... |
| West Indies Vs. Zimbabwe Scoreboard (AP) KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent - Scoreboard Sunday in the fifth and final one-day international between West Indies and Zimbabwe at Arnos Vale Sports... |
| Uae Ready To Boost Investment In Africa Last Updated: March 14. 2010 9:24PM UAE / March 14. 2010 5:24PM GMT The UAE is seeking to expand its trade and investments with Africa, especially in the west and centre of the continent where it has... |
| Rugby: Old Truths About Tough Tours In South Africa Still Stand How things change in the Super 14. When the Hurricanes departed for the South African segment of their itinerary they had ridden out some tough times and were unbeaten. Cohesion in the pack had... |
| 15 Killed In Clan Fighting In Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia - A clan elder in Somalia says a fight over land rights between two rival clans has killed at least 15 people. Clan elder Abdulahi Bashir Jama says Saturday's fighting was... |
| Egypt Scraps Synagogue Ceremony Cairo - Egypt cancelled the formal opening Sunday of a renovated 19th-century synagogue in Cairo to protest what antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said were "provocative" Jewish and Israeli action. ... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">libya Oil Head: Opec Unlikely To Raise Quotas In Line With Production</font> (Zawya Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, is "unlikely" to raise its assigned quota level in line with its current production level this year, Libya's top oil... |
| Sudan Opposition Seeks Poll Delay<img Src='/media/icons/typeicon.1.gif' Border='0' Class=videoiconsmall> A number of Sudan's opposition leaders have met in Khartoum, the country's capital, to discuss the postponement of the elections - both presidential and parliamentary - due to take place between... |
| Sudan's Two Million Displaced Persons Return Home A handout picture from UNMIS shows internally displaced persons (IDP) waiting for the distribution of aid during a visit by UN humanitarian chief John Holmes in the town of Akobo in southern Sudan, 8... |
| Crawling Zimbabwe In Tatters The score might suggest a green Headingley pitch on a particularly overcast day. Instead, on a beautiful sunny day at Arnos Vale, on a pitch that offered good bounce, the Zimbabwe batsmen found the... |
| Obilale Seeks Caf Compensation Togo goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale is planning to seek compensation from the Confederation of African Football (Caf), amid fears he will never play football again.Obilale returned France on Saturday,... |
| Bougherra To Miss Cup Final Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra will miss next weekend's Co-operative Insurance Cup final against St Mirren due to a hamstring tear.Bougherra had been recovering from a strain but exacerbated the... |
| S.africa's Anc Says Has Confidence In Finance Minister Gordhan (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Sunday said its confidence in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has grown, contradicting its youth wing that said it was losing faith in... |
| Chinese Fishing Boat Hijacked Off Coast Of Cameroon Cameroon . Seven Chinese fishermen were kidnapped in the incident, which happened on Friday, and a group called the "Africa Marine Commando" claimed responsibility, according to an embassy official. ... |
| Cnooc Favoured As Tullow Uganda Partner Total of France as potential investors in the country’s large oil deposits.Executives from CNOOC, Tullow’s first choice, met Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s president, on... |
| Military Leader Warns Guinea Soldiers About Sabotaging Transition del.icio.us Guinea's military leader is warning soldiers not to sabotage the country's ongoing transition to civilian rule.General Sekouba Konate says he will not allow the military to undermine... |
| West Indies V Zimbabwe Live Score Back to top Umpires: N A Malcolm, S J A Taufel, R S Mahanama, C E Mack West Indies: Gayle (C), Barath, Deonarine, Bravo, DJ Bravo, Pollard, Bernard, Ramdin (W), Sammy, Rampaul, Benn Zimbabwe:... |
| Drc Make Winning Chan Start Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) holders DR Congo began the defence of their title with an impressive 2-1 qualifying win over Gabon in Libreville on Saturday.Two goals from TP Mazembe midfielder... |
| Sahara States To Hold Talks On Tackling Al Qaeda (Reuters) - Algeria is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from Sahara desert states this week to try to hammer out a joint plan of action for tackling the growing threat from al Qaeda insurgents,... |
