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Crash spells disaster for dog eaters Meat traders in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar are counting the cost after a truck carrying more than 100 dogs overturned. Full Story... |
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Egyptians clash with police Eleven officers have been wounded during a protest against attacks on Egyptians after the countries' World Cup qualifier. Full Story... Spanish tourists lost at sea Two Spanish tourists have reportedly gone missing at sea after a dive boat capsized off the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Full Story... 'None of the girls spent the night there' When an elderly gent places an order for 500 leggy lovelies to attend a party in Rome, scenes of a saucy nature would seem to be guaranteed. But what if the customer is Colonel Muammar Gaddafi? [VIDEO] Full Story... Orascom Telecom unit in Algeria attacked A crowd of Algerian football supporters attacked the headquarters of the Algerian subsidiary of Egypt's Orascom Telecom, smashing windows and destroying office equipment. Full Story... New ways to slow Africa's population growth Pairing family planning services with HIV and Aids treatment can help curb Africa's population growth rate which records a yearly increase of 2.5 percent, health experts have said. Full Story... Gas leak claims six lives Algerian police are investigating the deaths of six relatives who succumbed to gas in the town of Sigus. Full Story... |
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Morocco expels militant 2009-11-14 20:37:49 Moroccan authorities expelled to the Canary Islands Saturday a Western Sahara activist close to the Polisario Front rebels. Full Story... French aid worker seized in Chad - ICRC 2009-11-10 15:35:53 A Frenchman working for the International Committee for the Red Cross has been seized by armed men in eastern Chad. Full Story... Libya hands Swiss businessmen back to embassy 2009-11-09 17:33:47 Two Swiss businessmen prevented from leaving Libya for more than a year have been handed back to the Swiss embassy in Tripoli. Full Story... 'Veil martyr' killer to be sentenced 2009-11-09 11:18:41 A Russian-born German man, who has admitted killing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a frenzied court knife attack, is to learn his fate soon. Full Story... Election begins in Mauritania 2009-11-09 01:02:22 Municipal councillors will elect senators in 15 districts across Mauritania this week. Full Story... China to boost aid to Africa as ties blossom 2009-11-08 13:21:28 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered Africa $10-billion in concessional loans over the next three years. Full Story... China to raise Africa aid 2009-11-07 20:11:05 China will reportedly increase investment in and aid to African countries despite the effects of global economic crisis. Full Story... Cop jailed for beating disabled man 2009-11-07 18:32:29 A court has reportedly sentenced a police officer to five years in jail for detaining and beating a mentally disabled man. Full Story... Scholars on hymens reconstruction 2009-11-05 15:25:39 Saudi religious scholars remain firm in their position that hymen-reconstruction surgery was "haram," or religiously forbidden, according to a report. Full Story... Scramble for Africa: Brazil gaining on China 2009-11-04 11:42:13 China is leading the pack in the 21st century 'scramble for Africa' but anybody who thinks Beijing has the continent sewn up need only glance at the passport of the Brazilian president. Full Story... Junior Mubarak outlines economic reforms 2009-11-02 00:59:32 Gamal Mubarak, the younger son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, has cast himself as a defender of the poor in a speech seen by many as an attempt to hone his prospects of succeeding his father. Full Story... Twenty people plucked from the sea 2009-11-02 01:02:55 Algerian coastguards have intercepted 20 would-be migrants trying to reach Europe illegally from the western city of Oran. Full Story... Rules for lifting Muslim veil outlined 2009-10-31 19:32:11 A research body in Egypt's main centre of Sunni learning has backed a ruling on when a Muslim woman should lift her "niqab", the veil that virtually hides the whole face. Full Story... Calls for Brotherhood to reform 2009-10-30 10:03:28 The Middle East's most powerful Islamic political movement - the Muslim Brotherhood - is undergoing a leadership struggle. Full Story... Minister resigns over deadly train crash 2009-10-27 15:07:32 Egypt's transportation minister Mohammed Mansur resigned on Tuesday over a train crash that killed 18 people earlier. Full Story... Three charged after tragedy on the tracks 2009-10-27 00:55:01 Egypt has charged three railway workers with involuntary manslaughter after a collision between two trains that killed 18 people. Full Story... Ben Ali secures another term 2009-10-27 00:58:15 Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won a fifth term in office with 89 percent of the vote in a presidential election. Full Story... 'Palestinians should have nuclear weapons' 2009-10-26 08:15:03 Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has called for Arab nations and "even the Palestinians" to be allowed nuclear weapons as long as Israel's nuclear ambitions are tolerated. Full Story... Ben Ali secures 5th term 2009-10-26 07:11:59 Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been re-elected with 89,28 percent of the vote. Full Story... Fletcher's death: Gaddafi says sorry 2009-10-26 07:19:35 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has apologised for the first time for the killing of a British officer shot in the line of duty outside Libyan embassy in London in 1984. Full Story... Signalman failed to warn train drivers 2009-10-26 00:10:55 Investigators are making progress in their probe of a deadly collision between two trains outside Cairo [VIDEO]. Full Story... Ben Ali set for another term 2009-10-26 00:19:36 Voting stations in Tunisia have closed their doors, but the man who has ruled the North African country for more than two decades is widely expected to secure another term in office. Full Story... More die after Egypt train crash 2009-10-25 10:19:07 The death toll from a train crash south of Cairo has reached 18, the Health Ministry has said. Full Story... Ben Ali sure of fifth term 2009-10-25 09:56:57 Tunisians are voting in their presidential and parliamentary elections. Full Story... 14 killed in Egyptian train crash 2009-10-24 20:34:48 At least 14 people were killed and 24 others injured in a collision between two trains on Saturday Full Story... Religious clash after murder 2009-10-24 14:39:04 Witnesses in southern Egypt say Muslims and Christians have clashed after the murder of a Christian villager by attackers who accused his son of having an affair with a Muslim. Full Story... Women face 20 lashes for 'indecent' clothes 2009-10-22 15:11:31 A court in Sudan has fined two women and sentenced them to a whipping for wearing trousers and no headscarf in public in Khartoum. Full Story... Algiers rocked by second day of marches 2009-10-21 00:49:10 Protesters in Algeria have thrown stones and petrol bombs at police on the second day of clashes over housing conditions. Full Story... Rift in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: report 2009-10-20 13:56:20 Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood was swift in its rejection of reports that its leader resigned after a row with conservatives, but the crisis exposed a profound rift among them. Full Story... Plan for shacks angers Algiers villagers 2009-10-20 00:27:15 Algerian police have used water canons and teargas to fight back rioters protesting against plans to raze shacks on the edge of the capital city. Full Story... Released women safe in Khartoum 2009-10-19 14:48:41 Two female aid workers kidnapped three months ago by an armed gang in Darfur, Sudan, have arrived in Khartoum on their way back to their homes. Full Story... Christian killed over alleged son's affair 2009-10-18 18:25:43 A Christian man has been killed in southern Egypt by attackers who accused his son of having an affair with a Muslim girl. Full Story... Businessman's child kidnapped 2009-10-17 19:44:05 Egyptian police say kidnappers have snatched a young girl and her cousin and are demanding about R404 802,49 for their release. Full Story... Three dead, five missing in factory collapse 2009-10-17 13:36:57 Three people were killed and five others are still missing following the collapse of a factory in Hammam-Sousse, south of Tunis. Full Story... Sacked bank chiefs, held in Nigeria 2009-10-17 13:57:53 Nigerian anti-graft agency EFCC has arrested two sacked bank chiefs and a senior stockbroker for alleged fraud running into several millions of dollars. Full Story... Journalist jailed in Morocco 2009-10-16 15:54:06 A media watchdog has criticized Morocco for jailing the publisher of a magazine that reported on the health of the North African country's king. Full Story... Libya frees 88 Islamist prisoners 2009-10-15 15:40:42 The Libyan government released 88 members of radical Islamist groups jailed for plotting to topple the government of Muammar Gaddafi. Full Story... Hamas accepts Egyptian-drafted pact 2009-10-15 14:02:37 The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will reportedly sign an Egyptian-brokered reconciliation deal with rival faction Fatah. Full Story... Gaddafi names son second-in-command 2009-10-13 18:08:31 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has presented his son Seif al-Islam as head of state with powers second only to those of the long-ruling colonel. Full Story... Egypt gives Hamas 48 hours 2009-10-13 11:25:07 Fatah has agreed to an Egyptian proposal for the two main Palestinian factions to separately sign a long-delayed unity deal. Full Story... Browse the [North Africa] Archive |
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