Mugabe Lashes Out At 'Insane' Washington

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe branded the United States "absolutely insane" on Thursday for voicing concerns about a 31 Jul...

Oil Found Off Coast Of Namibia For First Time: Namibian Government

The Namibian government and a Brazilian energy firm on Tuesday announced the first discovery of oil off the coast of Namibia, although no...

Leadership have failed African Continent - Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria has attributed the problems that militate against Africa’s development to poor lea...

Madagascar Hit By Severe Plague Of Locusts

A severe plague of locusts has infested about half of Madagascar, threatening crops and raising concerns about food shortages, a UN agenc...

EU Suspends Zimbabwe Sanctions

The EU is to immediately suspend travel bans and asset freezes on most Zimbabwean firms and people on its sanctions list after the countr...

Jonathan, Most ‘Liked’ And ‘Hated’ African President On Facebook

President Goodluck Jonathan, on June 28, 2010, signed up for Facebook, saying he wants to interact with Nigerians in a unique way. He ha...

Uhuru Kenyatta Accuses British Envoy Of Shadowy, Sinister Role In Kenya Election

Britain's High Commissioner to Kenya has a "shadowy, sinister" involvement in the country's election and is "can...

Childless Couple Jailed Over Baby Smuggled From Africa

A childless couple who desperately tried to start a family for more than a decade have been jailed for smuggling in a baby from Africa. ...

Isabel dos Santos: First African Female Billionaire

Wealth: Isabel Dos Santos is Africa's first female billionaire Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angola's president, ha...

Algeria Siege's Ruthless Details Described

The hostage-taking at a remote Algerian gas plant was carried out by 30 militants from across the northern swath of Africa and two from C...

Fighters Clash With Army In Central Mali

Islamist armed group Ansar Dine, among the groups occupying the north of Mali for nine months, has taken control of the central Malian ci...

Africa’s Musical Show, Kora Awards Now Billed For Sunday

The Kora Awards, dubbed “Africa’s Grammys”, will now take place Sunday in Abidjan, organisers said, after confusion about when the even...

US Troops To Aid Staff Evacuation In Chad

President Barack Obama said 50 US troops have deployed to the African country of Chad to help evacuate US citizens and embas...

Egypt Judges Club Reaffirms Boycott of Constitution Vote

Senior Egyptian judges are set to boycott the supervision of a referendum on the controversial draft constitution which is being held tom...

Greece The Most Corrupt Nation In Europe. Nigeria is 35th On Earth- Transparency International

Greece has emerged as the most corrupt among 27 European Union nations, according to anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International ...

Voodoo: South Africa's Jacob Zuma Slaughtered Cows For Re-Election

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has appealed to his ancestors to help him hold on to the leadership of the ruling African Nationa...

Sorry, We Are Not Nigerians- Williams Sisters

The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena Wednesday put paid to insinuations that they were from Nigeria, when they said that they were prou...

Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership: No winner

There is no winner this year for the world's most valuable individual prize - the Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa. N...

New monkey species found in Africa

  A new species of monkey has been identified in Africa, researchers have said. The species, known locally as the lesula, was discovered ...

Uganda Government Websites Hacked By Anonymous In Defense Of Gay Pride, LGBT Rights

  A well-known international "hacktivist" group has targeted Uganda government websites in response to the nation's repress...