UN says Ethiopian food shortage now alarming
2008-09-09 16:17:18
The U.N. humanitarian office said Monday that food shortages in Ethiopia have reached alarming levels following widespread drought in the country.
Rock slide in Cairo shantytown kills 24
2008-09-07 09:14:52
Massive boulders crashed down on a shantytown on the outskirts of Cairo Saturday, killing at least 24 people and burying many more under tons of rubble, Egyptian authorities said.
Rice's 'historic visit' to Libya of significance
2008-09-06 20:45:42
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Tripoli Friday night, concluding the first visit by a US top diplomat in over 50 years to a "pariah" state once shunned by Washington.
Rice meets Gaddafi on historic Libya visit
2008-09-06 08:32:13
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi -- once reviled as a "mad dog" by a US president -- on Friday on a historic visit.
70,000 girls dance for Swaziland's King
2008-09-02 15:15:53
Tens of thousands of virgin maidens danced Monday for Swaziland's King Mswati III in a traditional reed dance at Ludzidzini palace outside the capital Mbabane, the South African Press Association (SAPA) reported.
Americans adopting HIV-positive kids from Ethiopia
2008-09-02 10:05:03
As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year, Solomon's prospects for survival, much less adoption, were grim. But Erin Henderson's heart stirred when she saw him, and she decided, on the spot, to adopt him.
20 die in South African blazes
2008-09-02 09:18:03
Runaway fires driven by strong winds across South Africa at the weekend killed at least 20 people, including two children, media reported Monday.
Humanitarian aircraft goes missing in Congo
2008-09-02 09:14:58
A humanitarian plane went missing during a storm in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, UN humanitarian coordinator OCHA said.
Melting Kilimanjaro glaciers flood farms
2008-09-01 15:04:11
Farmers near the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro have been reporting floods caused by the melting Kilimanjaro glaciers even during the dry season of the year.
Africans harness enthusiasm for Obama
2008-09-01 11:31:16
The performers pounded on animal-skin drums, the singer howled praise for Barack Obama, and the audience of fist-bumping supporters of the US presidential candidate joined in the chorus: "We can do it! Yes we can!"
Italy to compensate Libya $5B for colonial rule
2008-08-31 09:55:56
Italy agreed Saturday to pay Libya US$5 billion as compensation for its 30-year occupation of the country, which ended in 1943.
Guinea-Bissau's government building under construction
2008-08-29 13:42:14
The ground was broken on Thursday in Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau to start the construction of the country's government office building, news reaching here said.