| Obama pays homage to Rwanda genocide victims( 2009-04-17 01:38) | | WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama paid homage Tuesday to victims and survivors of the Rwandan genocide and vowed that the world was committed to never allowing a similar slaughter to happen again. Obama, in a statement marking the 15th an... |
| Bouteflika seeks huge majority(by Pierre-Yves Julien Pierre-yves Julien 2009-04-09 05:05) | | ALGIERS (AFP) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is hoping for big turnout and a crushing victory over his five rivals in the presidential poll on April 9. "Vote, even vote against me, but vote," he has been urging the country's 20.... |
| Ottawa confirms kidnapping of Canadian in Sudan( 2009-04-09 05:02) | | OTTAWA (AFP) – The Canadian government on Monday confirmed the kidnapping of a pair of Canadian and French aid workers in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan over the weekend. In an email to AFP, the Canadian foreign affairs department said it "... |
| Thirty mummies found in Egypt tomb( 2009-02-10 10:38) | | CAIRO (AFP) – Egyptian archaeologists have discovered dozens of mummies and several stone and wood sarcophagi south of Cairo in a pharaonic tomb estimated to be 4,300 years old, the ministry of culture said on Monday. The find was made at Gisr al-Mo... |
| UN envoy visits scene of Congo massacre(By MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press Writer Michelle Faul, Associated Press Writer 2009-02-10 10:38) | | DOROUMA, Congo – Massacre survivors here are so traumatized it is difficult to talk to them. Marguerite Animbwefwo managed to escape the onslaught by Ugandan rebels with her 7-year-old son. But she is wracked with guilt, despairing that she couldn't... |
| Sudan expels reporter over Darfur, arms: U.S.( 2009-02-10 10:38) | | KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan has expelled a foreign journalist for reporting on the country's Darfur crisis and arms industry, U.S. diplomats said on Monday. Canadian-Egyptian reporter Heba Aly, who wrote for U.S. news agency Bloomberg, the Boston-bas... |
| Mugabe blames Western sanctions for Zimbabwe crisis( 2009-02-03 20:46) | | ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday blamed Western sanctions for his country's economic collapse, which has left millions jobless and hungry. Speaking on the final day of the 12th African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Mu... |
| Kadhafi takes reins of African Union(by Griffin Shea Griffin Shea 2009-02-02 21:55) | | ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi took the reins of the 53-nation African Union at a summit on Monday amid concerns over deadly unrest in Madagascar and a bid to indict Sudan's president for war crimes. Kadhafi Kadhafi, elected in a c... |
| UN chief urges more work in Africa to end crises(by Griffin Shea Griffin Shea 2009-02-02 12:49) | | ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon voiced concern over deadly unrest in Madagascar in a speech to African leaders Monday that steered clear of a controversial bid to indict Sudan's president for war crimes. At least 68 people have been killed... |
| Zimbabwe amends constitution for unity government( 2009-02-02 00:39) | | HARARE (AFP) – Zimbabwe is preparing to table crucial constitutional amendments this week, paving the way for a unity government amid calls for international sanctions to be lifted to assist the stricken nation. The parliament was expected to pass t... |
| Zimbabwe to pass unity government law on Wednesday: media( 2009-02-01 23:07) | | HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will this week push constitutional changes through parliament to pave the way for a power-sharing government between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition, state media reported Sunday. Mugabe and opposition leader Mo... |
| Obama's Kenyan relative arrested on drug charge(By TOM ODULA, Associated Press Writer Tom Odula, Associated Press Writer 2009-02-01 03:44) | | NAIROBI, Kenya – The half-brother of President Barack Obama was arrested for alleged possession of marijuana on Saturday near his home in a Nairobi shantytown, police said. George Obama, who is in his 20s and barely knows the president, had one join... |
| Tripoli seeks repatriation of Libyans held in Guantanamo( 2009-01-24 19:05) | | TRIPOLI (AFP) – Libya said Thursday it has asked the United States to repatriate nine Libyans held since 2002 in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The request came as new US President Barack Obama ordered the closure of the Guantanamo prison within... |
| UN says cholera has killed 2,106 in Zimbabwe( 2009-01-14 17:37) | | GENEVA – The United Nations says the death toll from Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak has risen to 2,106. The World Health Organization says more than 40,448 people have been infected by the disease since the outbreak began in August. The figures release... |
| Ships held by Somali pirates(By The Associated Press The Associated Press 2009-01-10 14:23) | | More than a dozen vessels and about 300 crew members are in pirate hands, according to the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center. The ships include: • Ukrainian cargo ship MV Faina, seized in September. The pirates had originally a... |
| Rebels rob oil company staff in southern Nigeria( 2009-01-08 21:10) | | LAGOS (AFP) – Armed men robbed an offshore oil platform operated by a subsidiary of US oil giant ExxonMobile in southern Nigeria although the attack did not disrupt oil production, the company said Wednesday. The robbery took place Tuesday night, Mo... |
| DR Congo 'certain' Uganda rebels in its northeast: minister( 2009-01-07 12:38) | | KINSHASA (AFP) – The Democratic Republic of Congo expressed certainty Wednesday that the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is moving through its remote northeast, heading towards Central African Republic. "Today we are certain that the... |
| China urges deferral of Bashir war crimes case(By Andrew Heavens Andrew Heavens 2009-01-07 10:19) | | KHARTOUM (Reuters) – China, the biggest investor in Sudan, said on Wednesday a war crimes indictment against Sudan's president would have a "disastrous" impact on the Darfur conflict and called for the case to be postponed. Liu Guijin, Bei... |
| Death toll in Zimbabwe cholera epidemic at 1,732: WHO( 2009-01-07 09:46) | | GENEVA (AFP) – At least 1,732 people have died in Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic and the number of cases diagnosed has risen to 34,306, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. The organisation last Thursday reported 1,586 dead and 31,656 suspect... |
| Zimbabwean activists in court in Mugabe plot case( 2008-12-30 17:12) | | HARARE, Zimbabwe – A prominent Zimbabwean activist and 31 others — some with bloodied and swollen faces — appeared in court Monday in connection with an alleged plot to oust President Robert Mugabe by force. Jestina Mukoko and the other de... |
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