Nicolas Maduro Wins Venezuela Presidency
Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll. Fallen Venezuela President Hugo Chavez (L) and...
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad To Start Tour Of Three African Countries
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to start a tour of three African states in line with Tehran’s policy of promoting...
IMF Recognizes Somali Government After 22 Years
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognized Somalia’s new government after a 22-year break in relations with the war-torn country....
DR Congo Arrests 12 Army Officers Over Rape Charges
Several senior Congolese army officers have been arrested for responsibility for mass rapes committed by many army units in November...
Coup Leader Elected President In Central African Republic
Rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by an acting parliament in the Central African Republic. Michel Djotia,...
Uhuru, Ruto,Raila,and Kalonzo In Talks
The government of Kenya Saturday held talks with CORD leaders at State House, Nairobi Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD)...
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak Faces New Retrial
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak goes on trial today for the second time on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters...
President Bashir Orders South Sudan Border To Be opened
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has ordered the border with South Sudan to be opened. He announced the move on...
Sudan’s Bashir Arrives In South Sudan As Tensions Ease
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir arrived in South Sudan Friday for the first time since his 2011 visit for the country's...
Iran To Support African Unity And Development – Ayatollah Khameinei
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reiterated Iran’s positive perspective toward African nations, emphasizing Iran’s...
Raid On UN Convoy In South Sudan Kills Dozen
A dozen people, including Indian peacekeepers, have been killed in an attack on a UN convoy in Jongali state, east...
Former British Premier Margaret Thatcher dies, aged 87
Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who shaped a generation of British politics, died following a stroke on...
Wikileaks Releases Secret Files On Former US Secretary Kissinger
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange WikiLeaks has published the ‘Kissinger Cables’: its largest public release of documents in nearly a year,...
Kenya Ups Security Ahead Of Uhuru’s Inauguration
Forty-five people have been put under police surveillance for allegedly planning to disrupt tomorrow’s Presidential swearing-in ceremony. Four of those...
South Africa To Send Troops To DRC
The South African government is scheduled to dispatch troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of UN...
Nelson Mandela discharged From Hospital
Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital after spending ten days in a South African clinic. The 94-year-old former president was...
Evacuate, North Korea Tells Foreign Embassies As Tensions Escalate
North Korea has asked foreign embassies, including that of Russia, to consider the possibility of evacuation due to an upsurge...
Desmond Tutu Wins $1.7 Million Justice Prize
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu has won the 2013 Templeton Prize worth $1.7 million...
US Base On Standby As North Korea Moves Missile To The Coast
North Korea has taken a concrete military step by moving a missile with “considerable range” to its east coast, South...
South Africa To Withdraw Troops From CAR
South Africa has decided to pull its troops out of the Central African Republic because the deal under which they...