A Cairo court convicted ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of embezzlement on Wednesday, sentencing him to three years in prison.
The Sudanese Army said Tuesday it repulsed an attack launched by the forces of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)-South Kordofan sector.
Libyan and US officials have met face-to-face, with Tripoli seeking talks with no preconditions, but Washington saying it delivered the clear message that Muammar Gadhafi must go.
Heavily armed assailants attacked the residence of Guinean President Alpha Conde early on Tuesday but Conde escaped injury and is in safety, a presidency source and eyewitnesses said.
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf underwent a medical checkup in a hospital after his hard work on government reshuffle on Monday.
US officials had met with representatives of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi last weekend, in a bid to press him to step down.
The Libyan government spokesman said Monday that representatives of Moammar Gadhafi's embattled government held face-to-face talks with US officials.
Egypt's reshuffled government is unveiling on Sunday as some 15 ministers were appointed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf in efforts to calm down protestors.
NATO jets destroyed a military storage facility and other targets in Tripoli's eastern outskirts early Sunday
Kenya's energy sector regulator has slightly increased fuel prices with motorists in Nairobi required to pay $1.29 for a litre of petrol.
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi said in a televised speech on Thursday that he would not surrender to NATO forces while accusing French President Nicolas Sarkozy of being a "war criminal".
Congo's ministry of transport has canceled the license of the country's largest airline after a crash last week killed 85 people.
US President Barack Obama told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday he supports Moscow's mediation efforts on the Libyan conflict, but on the conditions that Gaddafi must step down.
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