S Africa to reveal climate change plan

2011-10-13 10:06:26

South Africa's water and environmental affairs minister Edna Molewa is due to gazette new proposals on how South Africa can meet its climate-change mitigation pledge.

Gadhafi's fourth son captured in Sirte

2011-10-13 09:22:11

Mutassim, the fourth son of Libya's fallen leader Muammar Gaddafi, was captured by fighters of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) on Wednesday in Sirte.

ECOWAS mission lauds elections

2011-10-13 08:55:30

ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia lauded Liberians for their peaceful and orderly conduct during the country's presidential and legislative elections.

Three Ugandan ministers step down

2011-10-13 08:48:14

Three top Ugandan government ministers announced on Wednesday afternoon that they were stepping down ahead of their trial before the anti-corruption court in the capital Kampala on Thursday.

Gadhafi's 4th son arrested:NTC

2011-10-13 06:06:01

Mutassim, the 4th son of Muammar Gadhafi, had been arrested in the fallen leader's hometown of Sirte, according to ohamed Taynaz, a senior defense official in Libya's National Transitional Council.

NTC to control Libya's entire coastline soon

2011-10-12 10:10:36

A NATO spokesman said on Tuesday that Libya's NTC (National Transitional Council) forces will control the whole coastline of the country soon, as Gaddafi loyalists are losing control of the city of Sirte.

Cholera outbreaks 'one of the worst ever'

2011-10-12 09:52:00

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for an urgent increase in the efforts to combat what the UN agency described as "one of the worst ever" cholera outbreaks.

NTC financial chief stresses transparency

2011-10-12 09:20:16

Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) will treat transparency as a priority in its future economic work in the worn-torn country.

Egypt finmin resignation rejected

2011-10-12 02:56:52

Egyptian Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Tuesday the country's army rulers had rejected his resignation and he did not know how to respond.

Egypt arrests 28 people over protest clashes

2011-10-12 01:14:06

Twenty-eight people were arrested on suspicion of attacking soldiers and burning military vehicles during clashes between the army and demonstrators, state media reported on Tuesday.