 Angry protesters clash with police over soccer riot deaths, three killedCAIRO - Three people were killed as thousands of angry protesters clashed with security forces in Egypt's capital Cairo and other cities for a second day Friday over the deaths of 74 football fans on... | |
 Somalia out of famine but still facing food crisis, says UNNAIROBI, Kenya - A good harvest and food aid inflows have improved the situation in Somalia, the United Nations said Friday declaring that the country is out of "famine" situation, while underlining... |
| UN backs vaccination campaign after yellow fever outbreaks hit Cameroon and Ghana The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people.
The vaccination campaign, which began... |
| In Cote d'Ivoire, UN mission to decide on election certification next week The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) said today that he hopes to decide next week on the partial certification of parliamentary elections held in the West... |
| UN says Somali famine over, but warns action needed to forestall new crisis The United Nations declared an end to famine conditions in Somalia today, but warned that the crisis in the Horn of Africa is not over and requires continued efforts to restore food security and help... |
| China's Rise Poses Challenges for Its African Peacekeeping Missions China has long adhered to a foreign policy of non-interventionism, where it tries to appear neutral in disputes outside its borders. As the country becomes more of a global power, however, it is less... |
| Uganda Government Defies Parliament, Signs Oil Agreements Uganda has signed two oil production agreements with an Anglo-Irish firm, Tullow oil. The agreements allow the company to finalize a long-delayed $2.9 billion asset sale to France's Total and China's... |
| Renewed Atrocities Threaten IDPs in Eastern DRC The United Nations refugee agency says it is alarmed by reports of renewed atrocities committed against internally displaced Congolese. The UNHCR says it has reports of IDPs (internally displaced... |
| Aid Groups Ask US to Consider Cross-Border Aid Effort in Sudan A coalition of human rights groups Thursday has appealed to the Obama administration to lead a cross-border aid operation into South Sudan to deliver much-needed food and medicine to the people of... |
| Andrew Garfield becomes new ambassador of charity for orphans Andrew Garfield recently travelled to Ethiopia after being appointed as the new ambassador of a global charity for orphans.
The 28-year-old actor has teamed up with the Worldwide Orphans Foundation... |
| New Zealand wins first ODI against Zimbabwe by 90 runs New Zealand has comprehensively the Zimbabwe cricket teamin the first ODI held at Dunedin's University Oval today.
After restricting New Zealand to just 248, and bowling them out in the 49th over,... |
| Mandela's personal chef launches cookbook Nelson Mandela's personal chef has launched a cookbook which features some of the former South African president's favourite dishes.
Xoliswa Ndoyiya's book includes more than 62 recipes for the... |
| South Sudan: UN relief chief sees 'terrible situation' in troubled Jonglei state The United Nations relief chief today visited areas in South Sudan hit by recent ethnic violence and met some of the victims of a vicious cycle of raids and reprisal attacks, describing what she had... |
| Sudan's president warns of possible war with south Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks at a news conference during the 61st UN General Assembly session September 19, 2006 at United Nations headquarters in New York City. (Stephen Chernin, Getty... |
| Africa’s Cup of Nations and Other Soccer News Download Some sports fans in Africa may be keeping an eye on Mathias Kiwanuka and the Super Bowl this weekend. But most will be following another sporting competition: The Africa Cup of Nations. ... |
| Kenya miltiary: some 100 Somali militants killed NAIROBI, Kenya -; The spokesman for Kenya's military says an estimated 100 Somali militants were killed after helicopter gunships targeted a gathering of more than 200 al-Shabab fighters in... |
| UN says cattle raiding behind South Sudan massacre GENEVA -; A U.N. staff member was shot during a clash that broke out as officials met to discuss a weekend cattle raid massacre that left 78 people dead, including many women and children, U.N.... |
| Azerbaijanis of Russia hold charity action in Southern Sudan The Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AMOR) has held a charity mission in Southern Sudan. The Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AMOR) in partnership with the Sechenov Moscow State... |
| American aid worker in Libya: US bars my return By Kari Huus, msnbc.com The ouster of Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi was life-changing for Jamal Tarhuni, an American citizen from the North African country who was granted U.S. asylum in the 1970s.... |
| Guinea pigs: Easy-to-pack pets for explorers It may seem a prestigious post for a rodent, but the guinea pigs that are fixtures in elementary school classrooms today were once ambassadors from a new land. The third-ever guinea pig skeleton... |
| Darfur rebels let go five Turks in Sudan Five Turks that were abducted in September in Sudan have been released, the Foreign Ministry has said. The five Turks, who were working for a private Turkish company, were kidnapped Sept. 9, 2011, in... |
| Somalia famine is over, says UN The United Nations says Somalia's famine is over, but has warned that continued assistance is needed.The world body's Food and Agricultural Organisation moved the crisis from the top step... |
| African firm, Turkcell in spat over Iran’s market Turkcell's general Manager Sreyya Ciliv is seen giving a speech at a company meeting in Antalya late last month. Turkcell, Turkey's largest mobile operator, has said it will remain... |
| UN: Somalia's famine over but millions still in crisis NAIROBI, Kenya -; The United Nations said Friday that Somalia's famine is over, but the world body's Food and Agricultural Organization warned that continued assistance is needed to stop... |
| Zimbabwe media body seeks to ban foreign newspapers HARARE -- Zimbabwe's media commission on Thursday said it will ask authorities to ban foreign newspapers that are not registered to operate in the... |
| UN: Somalia famine now 'humanitarian emergency' The United Nations says Somalia's famine is over, but has warned that continued assistance is needed.The world body's Food and Agricultural Organisation moved the crisis from the top step... |
| Sudan's Bashir says tensions with South could spark war KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Friday tensions with South Sudan over oil transit payments could lead to war, stepping up the rhetoric in a row over crude... |
| Libya enjoys political flowering ahead of elections GHARYAN, Libya (Reuters) - As explosions reverberated from the hills near Gharyan, a group met in a college auditorium to hear how one party wants to ensure democracy takes root in Libya. "A... |
| UN declares Somalia's famine over A mother holds her baby as they queue to receive a meal at a food distribution center for those displaced by last year's famine or by conflict, in Mogadishu, Somalia on Jan. 19, 2012. On Friday,... |
| More than 100 missing feared trapped in Papua New Guinea ferry An aerial view shows people in inflatable life rafts after the ferry they were travelling on, the MV Rabaul Queen, sank off the east coast of Papua New Guinea on February 2,... |
| Africa land grabs 'could cause conflicts' The stampede by wealthy states for arable land across Africa and other developing regions could trigger a series of conflicts if governments fail to protect the rights of their people, two recent... |
| Want 4.5GB of free Dropbox space? Be a guinea pig Dropbox, the popular cloud storage utility for synchronizing files among many devices, ordinarily limits free accounts to 2GB, but those who test a new feature to automatically upload photos can get... |
| Zambia probes ex-leader's wife for money laundering LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian police have questioned the wife of former president Rupiah Banda about the source of funding for a luxury villa, the latest in a string of investigations into high-profile... |
| Malaria kills twice as many as thought: study LONDON (Reuters) - Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of... |
| Purported spokesman for Nigeria sect denies arrest MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - A purported spokesman of Nigeria's violent Islamist sect Boko Haram has denied he is the man authorities arrested on Wednesday, throwing into confusion the identity of the... |
