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Tensions mounted between Sudan and South Sudan after renewed military clashes on their joint borderline despite a resolution by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that urged the two sides to end hostilities.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday hailed as a great success China's technology transfer to Zimbabwe and Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has acted on a fresh outbreak of wild poliovirus (WPV) in northeast Nigeria's Bauchi State, Emmanuel Katuga.
The 11th anniversary of Ghana's May 9 stadium disaster was commemorated here on Wednesday with a push for the ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks at stadiums.
South Africa's unemployment rate rose by 1.3 percentage points to 25.2 percent in the first quarter of this year as the economy was shedding more jobs.
At least seven Somali refugees have died on their way to Malta from Libya, while other survivors managed to land on one of Malta's most popular beaches.
The number of rhinos poached in South Africa rose to 210 since the beginning of this year despite mounting efforts to stop the scourge, the government said.
Seasonal fog is illuminated by the lights of Cape Town harbour as the city prepares for the start of the southern hemisphere winter, May 8, 2012.
Gunfire broke out around the compound where Libya's interim prime minister has his offices in the capital on Tuesday, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party on Tuesday commended China for its unwavering support to Zimbabwe.
National Olympic Committee Kenya chair, Kipchoge Keino avers supremacy wrangles in the Amateur Boxing Association contributed to the country qualifying only one pugilist to the London Olympics.
Unrest-stricken Syria kicked off a parliamentary election on Monday morning, with 7,195 candidates from 12 political parties vying for the 250 seats.