Africa
Libya rejects US prisoner plea
Libya has rejected US pleas to release dissidents, made during a historic visit by the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
Inside Africa
18 killed in Egypt rockslide
Saturday, 6 September 2008
At least 18 people were killed and 22 injured when a massive rockslide buried a shanty town south of the Egyptian capital Cairo.
Rice excited ahead of historic Libya visit
Friday, 5 September 2008
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she's excited about a landmark trip she will make to Libya today, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century.
Judgement day for the African state that is getting rich quick
Friday, 5 September 2008
Rulers of the world's fastest-growing economy seek re-election
Delays mar historic Angolan election
Friday, 5 September 2008
Delays marred Angola's first vote in 16 years on Friday, a parliamentary election in which the ruling party is expected to extend its hold of more than three decades in the oil-rich African nation.
Zimbabwe's opposition has 'lost faith in talks'
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Zimbabwe's main opposition party has lost faith in power-sharing talks with President Robert Mugabe and will leave him to form a government alone rather than be forced into a deal.
17 feared dead as aid plane crashes in Congo
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
17 people were killed when a humanitarian aid flight crashed on a ridge in eastern Congo, the US-based group that operated the route said today.
Man condemned for having 86 wives vows to marry yet more
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
For Mohammed Bello, marriage really is a case of till death do us part – multiplied by 86, that is. Despite strict orders from one of Nigeria's top Islamic bodies, the sprightly 84-year-old is not only refusing to restrict himself to a mere four wives, and divorce the other 82; he has announced his intention to marry again.
Child malnutrition crisis in rural Zimbabwe, say aid agencies
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Aid agencies which have been allowed to resume work in Zimbabwe have reported a dramatic increase in malnutrition in rural provinces which were at the heart of the recent election violence, even as President Robert Mugabe hands out cash to the country's medal-winning Olympians.
Apartheid party returns
Friday, 29 August 2008
The National Party, which imposed the yoke of apartheid to divide and rule South Africa for much of the previous century, is being resurrected to contest next year's national elections
Mugabe ploughs ahead with cabinet
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Zimbabwe's opposition leaders accused President Robert Mugabe yesterday of abandoning talks aimed at forming a unity government, saying he would fail if he tried to rule alone.
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