Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya: EAC Signs Common Market Deal
November 20, 2009 1527 GMT
East African Community leaders signed a common market protocol Nov. 20 allowing the free movement... [more]
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai To Visit Morocco, Libya
November 19, 2009 2029 GMT
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is visiting Morocco and Libya, AFP reported Nov. 19.... [more]
Nigeria: Deal With EU Meant To Combat Niger Delta Violence
November 19, 2009 2026 GMT
Nigeria and the European Union signed a $1 billion deal meant to fight corruption and promote... [more]
Ethiopia: 26 People Convicted In Coup Plot
November 19, 2009 1727 GMT
Of the 31 people arrested for an alleged coup plot against the government of Ethiopia, 26 were... [more]
Guinea: U.N. Chief Meets With Commission
November 19, 2009 1438 GMT
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon met on Nov. 18 with a commission of inquiry that is looking... [more]
Zimbabwe: Deal For $8 Billion In Foreign Investments Signed
November 19, 2009 1417 GMT
Zimbabwe and China Sonangol signed five strategic cooperation agreements Nov. 18 that will allow... [more]
Gabon: President Visits France
November 18, 2009 1304 GMT
Gabonese President Ali-Ben Bongo Ondimba set out to France on Nov. 18 for a two-day visit, during... [more]
Somali, Spain: Pirates Release Fishing Vessel
November 17, 2009 1721 GMT
Somali pirates released the Spanish fishing vessel Alakrana and its 36 crewmembers, Globovision... [more]
Nigeria: Ceasefire Under Threat After Army Operation - MEND
November 17, 2009 0918 GMT
Nigeria's main rebel faction said a current ceasefire was under threat after an army operation... [more]
South Korea: Senegal President Travels To Seoul For Summit
November 17, 2009 0633 GMT
Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae stated that Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade will... [more]
Sudan: Eritrean President To Meet With Al Bashir
November 16, 2009 1914 GMT
Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki traveled to Sudan on Nov. 16 for talks with Sudanese President... [more]
Iran: Ahmadinejad To Visit Latin America, Western Africa
November 16, 2009 1710 GMT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is set to depart Nov. 22 on a five-day trip during which he... [more]
Ethiopia: No Towns Taken By Militants - Official
November 16, 2009 1455 GMT
Ethiopia on Nov. 16 said Ogaden National Liberation Front rebels had not taken seven towns near... [more]
DRC: U.N. Preparing Withdrawal Of Peacekeepers
November 15, 2009 2042 GMT
The United Nations is making preparations to withdraw peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic... [more]
Sudan: Darfur Peace Talks Postponed
November 15, 2009 2016 GMT
Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel groups have been postponed due to a... [more]
Somalia: Fighting Resumes Between Government Forces, Militants
November 13, 2009 1636 GMT
Heavy fighting has resumed between members of Islamist militant group al Shabaab and... [more]
Somalia: French Navy Captures 12 Suspected Pirates, Mother Ship
November 13, 2009 1455 GMT
The French navy's frigate Floreal on Nov. 12 seized a suspected pirate mother ship and captured... [more]
U.S., Angola: Nations Meeting On Security, Energy
November 12, 2009 2351 GMT
The United States and Angola will begin Strategic Partnership Dialogue meetings Nov. 16 in... [more]
EU: Spain Wants Blockade Of Somali Ports
November 12, 2009 0045 GMT
Spain on Nov. 16-17 will call for EU foreign and defense ministers to concentrate naval forces on... [more]
Mozambique: Guebuza Re-Elected President
November 11, 2009 1641 GMT
Armando Guebuza, head of the FRELIMO party, has been re-elected president of Mozambique, the... [more]
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