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There was more representation of blacks in the middle class in South Africa last year, indicating that racial differences had narrowed -- although slightly.
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Wednesday retained the benchmark rate to 18 percent in an attempt to ease inflation.
Italy is on the forefront of supporting Somalia politically and economically, Prime Minister Mario Monti said Wednesday after meeting in Rome his Somali counterpart Ali Mohamed Abdiweli.
At least two people died in Lusaka's celebration last night after the country's national soccer team reached the quarterfinals at the on-going Africa Cup of Nations.
The United States' space agency, NASA, will help Tunisia better manage its water resources, the official Tunisian press agency TAP reported on Monday.
Two French warships arrived at Tripoli's port on Tuesday carrying navy crewmen who will train the Libyan navy and help demine oil ports, a Libyan defence ministry official said.
Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday expressed his concern about recent election- related tensions in Senegal.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday said the African continent faces fear of re-colonization.
The death toll in floods in Mozambique has risen from 29 to 32.
Twenty-five Chinese nationals working for a cement factory in Egypt were held Tuesday by some local people in the northern Sinai town of Arish.
About 20 Chinese nationals working for a concrete factory in Egypt were held by some local people in Arish, a Chinese embassy official said.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir expressed pessimism about reaching a deal between his country and South Sudan to end their oil dispute, Khartoum Al-Ahdath daily reported Tuesday.