26 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger
Dalatou Mamane and Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press |
posted 15 minutes ago
Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France.
UN chief visits Goma, Congo
Melanie Gouby, Associated Press |
posted 22 minutes ago
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed Thursday that security must go hand-in-hand with development in Congo's troubled eastern city of Goma, arriving just hours after a rebel group halted fighting to allow the visit to proceed.
Violence in Somalia scares investors, aid workers
Abdi Guled, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 9:38am
A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu.
Togo police fire tear gas at protesters
Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 9:24am
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest confrontation between the ruling party and Togo's increasingly active opposition. Demonstrators were gathering to protest the death of an opposition member, who died in jail.
Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow
Charlton Doki, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 1:32pm
Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and that there had been only a temporary slowdown in production.
Opposition in Burkina Faso vow to fight Senate law
Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 11:45am
Opposition parties walked out of a meeting in parliament this week in protest over the creation of a Senate. The opposition claims the Senate is a backhanded way for the ruling party to stay in power in the event of the death in office of President Blaise Compaore.
'Boom Town Baby': African stock markets see gains
Jason Straziuso, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 11:23am
The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu _ East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer _ cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."
AP PHOTOS: Nigeria prepares to bury writer Achebe
The Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 11:01am
Writer Chinua Achebe, whose works focused on the conflict between modernity and the way of life in rural Nigeria, has returned home for the final time.
Kenya's truth report: Killings, land grabs, graft
Tom Odula, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 9:53am
Kenya's president received a long-awaited Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission report that names the president and his deputy as being among those suspected of planning and financing Kenya's 2007-08 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died and 600,000 were evicted from their homes.
Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia, WHO says
Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 9:42am
The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.
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