RD Congo: Le pays saisit l'ONU et accuse le Rwanda de préparer une attaque
"Nous avons saisi le Conseil de sécurité pour lui demander d'exercer la pression qu'il faut sur le Rwanda afin de prévenir une nouvelle agression de la RDC par ce pays", a déclaré l'ambassadeur, Atoki Ileka, par téléphone à l'AFP. M. Ileka a affirmé qu'une concentration de troupes rwandaises observée ces dernières heures dans la ville rwandaise de Gisenyi, jumelle...
UN calls for action against Somali pirates
In a resolution adopted unanimously, the Council called on States with naval vessels and military aircraft operating off the Somali coast to use “the necessary means” against acts of piracy, while the Secretary-General warned that more Somalis will die unless countries provide the forces needed to ensure that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) can deliver its aid. “In So...
Zimbabwe: SADC Asks Mbeki to Step in Over Stalemate
This paved the way for the intervention by the SADC in Zimbabwe after...
Algeria floods kills 13 in Ghardaia
Floods have killed at least 13 people in the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia in the Sahara...
Trader faces damages case for Ivory Coast toxic waste
The class action suit will be heard in a London court in Oc...
Speedboat bank raiders kill one in Cameroon
It was at least the third sea-borne raid of its kind in less than a y...
Somali pirates demand $35 million ransom for ship
"The gunmen are demanding $35 million to release the MV ...
Congo's prime minister cites fatigue, says he's resigning
In a statement broadcast on state television, Antoine Gizenga said "even if t...
South African parliament elects new president
The ruling party's second in command Kgalema Motlanthe won ...
Somali Islamists target AU soldiers, 13 civilians die
The insurgents have this month increasingly turned their fire o...
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe: SADC Asks Mbeki to Step in Over Stalemate
This paved the way for the intervention by the SADC in Zimbabwe after the recent deadlock between President Robert Mugabe and main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai over distrib...
World News
Congressional leaders huddle on bailout deal
Congressional leaders locked themselves behind closed doors on Saturday with an urgent mission to reach a deal on a proposed $700 billion bailout of the financial industry amid the worst financial cri...
West Africa
Trader faces damages case for Ivory Coast toxic waste
The class action suit will be heard in a London court in October 2009, lawyer Martyn Day of British law firm Leigh Day & Co told Reuters. Trafigura said it would ...
Central Africa
RD Congo: Le pays saisit l'ONU et accuse le Rwanda de préparer une attaque
"Nous avons saisi le Conseil de sécurité pour lui demander d'exercer la pression qu'il faut sur le Rwanda afin de prévenir une nouvelle agression de la RDC par ce pays", a...
East Africa
UN calls for action against Somali pirates
In a resolution adopted unanimously, the Council called on States with naval vessels and military aircraft operating off the Somali coast to use “the necessary means” against acts o...
North Africa
Algeria floods kills 13 in Ghardaia
Floods have killed at least 13 people in the Algerian oasis town of Ghardaia in the Sahara, the government of the north African country said on Thursday.
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