France 'Declares War On Al-Qaeda'   -   African Union pledges to reinforce its Somalia force   -   Illegal local brew kills 19 in Kenya   -   Bashir defies warrant on Chad trip   -  
 
Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 12 : 09 PM GMT
 
 
France 'Declares War On Al-Qaeda'
France has declared war on al-Qaeda, after launching its first attack on one of the group's bases in North Africa.
Read More...
African Union pledges to reinforce its
African Union leaders have agreed to reinforce the AU peacekeeping force in Somalia to tackle al-Shabab militants.
Read more
Wednesday, 28 July 2010,  12 : 08 PM
Illegal local brew kills 19 in Kenya
At least 19 people died in a Nairobi slum after drinking illegal local brew, which may have been laced with chemicals to make it more potent, a government official said.
Read more
Wednesday, 28 July 2010,  12 : 06 PM
Bashir defies warrant on Chad trip
Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, arrived in Chad on his first trip to a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that demands his arrest for war crimes and genocide, officials and media reports have said.
Read more
Wednesday, 21 July 2010,  12 : 14 PM
Guinea Supreme Court confirms presidential
The Supreme Court in Guinea has confirmed that there will be a second round in the country's landmark presidential election.
Read more
Wednesday, 21 July 2010,  12 : 12 PM
Millions facing hunger in Niger
Cattle carcasses dot the desert. More beggars show up at street corners in the capital, Niamey. These are indications that Niger is on the brink of catastrophe, say aid workers.
Read more
Wednesday, 21 July 2010,  12 : 10 PM
Al-Shabab attacks Kenyan patrol
Kenyan security forces on the border with Somalia have clashed with suspected members of the al-Shabab group, officials and residents said.
Read more
Wednesday, 21 July 2010,  12 : 07 PM
Zimbabwe diamonds deal to allow partial
The body overseeing the trade in "blood diamonds" has agreed that Zimbabwe can resume limited exports from new diamond fields in the east of the country.
Read more
Friday, 16 July 2010,  11 : 53 AM
Eight men sentenced to death for coup plot in
A judge has sentenced to death eight men, including The Gambia's former army chief, for their parts in a coup plot in the western Africa nation last year.
Read more
Friday, 16 July 2010,  11 : 44 AM
First ICC accused - DR Congo's Lubanga - 'To Be Freed'
Al Qaeda-Linked militants threaten 'New Tide Of Terror'
Former child soldiers lack support
Mozambique becoming a Drug-Trafficking hub - Interpol
Opposition politician found dead in Rwanda
Nigeria state oil firm NNPC insolvent, says minister
ICC charges Bashir with genocide
Police find explosive device in Uganda discotheque
Churches call for south Sudan to vote for independence
Naomi Campbell will appear at war crimes trial of Charles Taylor