AFP - Overshadowed by unrest in the south and war in Darfur, Sudan's neglected and impoverished east rumbles with discontent ahead of next month's multiparty polls, the country's first since 1986.
2010-03-15 16:23
Sudan's east rumbles with discontent ahead of election (AFP)
2010-03-15 16:23
Luxurious black granite draws envy of poor Zimbabweans (AFP)
AFP - Giant yellow loaders whine as they struggle to lift freshly cut blocks of black granite, their massive tyres sometimes rolling backwards as the vehicles grapple with the weighty stones.
2010-03-15 16:23
Kidnapped French aid workers freed in Darfur (AFP)
AFP - Two French aid workers abducted in the Central African Republic and held for four months were on Sunday freed in Darfur, the Sudanese region gripped by civil war and a wave of kidnappings.
2010-03-15 09:06
At least 27 arrested in Egypt Christian-Muslim clash (Reuters)
Reuters - At least 27 people were arrested in northern Egypt Friday after fighting erupted between Muslims and Christians over land, security sources said on Saturday.
2010-03-15 09:06
Egypt's Mubarak recovering after surgery: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt's president, who had surgery a week ago, is returning steadily to health in the German hospital where he is being treated, state television reported Saturday.
2010-03-15 09:06
Mozambique: 42 dead in worsening cholera outbreak (AP)
AP - Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country.
2010-03-15 01:48
Nigeria plane crashes during mock rescue exercise (Reuters)
Reuters - A Nigerian plane carrying more than 30 disaster response officials crashed on Friday in the oil hub of Port Harcourt in what was supposed to be a mock rescue exercise, but there were only a few minor injuries.
2010-03-15 01:48
Christian-Muslim clashes leave 24 injured in Egypt (AFP)
AFP - Twenty-four people were injured in clashes between Christians and Muslims in northern Egypt, a security official said on Saturday.
2010-03-15 01:48
Ornate, 3,000-yr-old sarcophagus returns to Egypt (AFP)
AFP - A 3,000-year-old ornately painted coffin arrived back in Egypt on Saturday, 125 years after it was smuggled out the country, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said.
2010-03-14 18:33
US dismayed after Morocco expels Americans (AP)
AP - The U.S. ambassador to Morocco has expressed dismay over the expulsion of Americans accused of trying to convert Moroccans to Christianity in the North African kingdom.
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- Sudan's east rumbles with discontent ahead of election (AFP)
- Luxurious black granite draws envy of poor Zimbabweans (AFP)
- Kidnapped French aid workers freed in Darfur (AFP)
- At least 27 arrested in Egypt Christian-Muslim clash (Reuters)
- Egypt's Mubarak recovering after surgery: report (Reuters)
- Mozambique: 42 dead in worsening cholera outbreak (AP)
- Nigeria plane crashes during mock rescue exercise (Reuters)
- Christian-Muslim clashes leave 24 injured in Egypt (AFP)
- Ornate, 3,000-yr-old sarcophagus returns to Egypt (AFP)
- US dismayed after Morocco expels Americans (AP)
- Fatima Meer, Mandela biographer, dead at 81 (AP)
- Police chief visits violence-hit Nigeria state (AFP)
- Uganda president says rebel chief likely in Darfur (AFP)
- Mandela's ex-wife denies interview in UK paper (AP)
- US embassy slams 'horrific' Nigeria massacre (AFP)
- US envoy disappointed by Morocco expulsions (AFP)
- Ex-Liberian president Taylor's wife has baby girl (AP)
- Africa's local players eye international glory (AFP)
- S.African school trains Southern Sudanese (AP)
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