Sudan ready to declare cease-fire
2007-09-14 19:45:12
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said Friday his government is ready to implement a cease-fire with rebel forces at the start of peace talks over the conflict in Darfur, scheduled for next month in Libya.
Gorillas now 'critically endangered'
2007-09-13 10:10:19
The most common type of gorilla is now "critically endangered," one step away from global extinction, according to the 2007 Red List of Threatened Species released Wednesday by the World Conservation Union.
Fireworks, cheers ring in Ethiopia Millennium
2007-09-12 16:19:03
Fireworks burst over Addis Ababa and couples kissed as crowds cheered the "end of the dark ages" in Millennium celebrations, seven years after the rest of the world according to their ancient calendar.
Secular party wins Moroccan election
2007-09-11 14:37:03
Morocco's political equation did not witness any major realignments even after the weekend's legislative elections which had a voter turn-out of about 37 percent.
UN official praises China's role on Darfur
2007-09-11 06:09:55
UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno praised on Monday China's " important and constructive role" in helping ending the crisis on Darfur, western Sudan.
Al Qaeda claims Algeria attacks in Web statement
2007-09-09 16:10:20
Al Qaeda's north Africa wing said it was behind two suicide attacks that killed at least 57 people in Algeria in the past two days.
Algeria suicide truck bomb kills 30
2007-09-09 09:39:39
A suicide truck bomb destroyed a coastguards barracks in Algeria on Saturday, killing 30 people, the authorities said, in the second such attack in the north African OPEC member country in as many days.
Car bomb at barracks in Algeria kills at least 28
2007-09-08 21:17:47
A booby-trapped car exploded outside coast guard barracks in Algeria on Saturday, killing at least 28 people in the North African nation.
5 killed in plane crash in DR Congo
2007-09-08 11:46:44
At least five people were killed in a cargo plane crash in the eastern Congolese town of Goma on Friday, the latest in a spate of crashes in the central African state.
Darfur peace talks to resume on Oct 27
2007-09-07 15:01:04
Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels to resume on Oct. 27 in Libya, announced here Thursday by visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Algeria suicide attack aimed at president kills 15
2007-09-07 14:13:38
A suicide bomber killed 15 people and injured 74 in an assassination attempt in eastern Algeria against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Global warming to hit Africa hardest-UK scientists
2007-09-06 03:49:36
Africa will suffer the most if the world fails to reduce global warming, with parts of the impoverished continent becoming uncultivable or uninhabitable, top British government scientists said on Wednesday.