WEST AFRICA
- Nigeria’s government to give 10% of oil proceedings to oil producing communities..20th October 2009
- No Mo Ibrahim prize for African leadership this year, organizers announce..20th October 2009
- Niger votes in controversial polls.. 20th October 2009
- Abducted Darfur aid staff freed..19th October 2009
- UN begins probe into Guinea protest deaths.. 19th October 2009
- Nigeria to file charges against 5 bank MD’s..31st August 2009
- Former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor’s defence to resume..15th July 2009
- Nigeria Niger delta rebel group observe a 60days cease fire.. 15th July 2009
- African leaders ask G8 to honor pledges.. 10th July 2009
- Senegal confident of Obama’s help for African farms..10th July 2009
- Niger divided over general strike..1st July 2009
- Guantanamo man left in Chad limbo..1st July 2009
- World Bank approves $535 package for Ghana..1st July 2009
- Mozambique gets $176 million loan from IMF to ease crisis impact..1st July 2009
- African Union lifts sanctions on Mauritania..1st July 2009
- Ex Camerounian minister and aides get life imprisonment over corruption charges..15th June 2009
- Malian Al Qaeda investigator killed..11th June 2009
- 16 charged in Gambia over anti terrorism threat..11th June 2009
- Nigeria’s labour Union resume protest rally against Government in Kano..11th June 2009
- Nigerian army recovers bodies of 14 slain soldiers in the Niger Delta..11th June 2009
- Sudan court sentences 9 to death over rebel attack..20th May 2009
- Gunfire in warri refinery raises fear on renewed hostilities in the Niger delta..20th May 2009
- Sudan threatens to destroy Chad troops..20th May 2009
- Nigeria’s militant group says 1.000 civilians have been killed in air raids..18th May 2009
- Ivorian toxic dump case fixed for hearing in London..13th May 2009
- Nigeria’s labour union holds anti Government protest in Lagos..12th May 2009
- Sudan’s leader, Hasan Bashir insists he is innocent of war crime charges..12th May 2009
- ICC prosecutor confident that Sudan’s leader will face genocide charges..12th May 2009
- 2 Nigerian lawmakers arrested over power contract scams..12th May 2009
- Chad accuses Sudan of attack, 2 days after both countries agree to halt hostilities..5th May 2009
- Chad and Sudan agree to halt attacks..4th May 2009
- ICC judges insist that ex Liberian leader, Charles Taylor must face trial..4th May 2009
- Togo charges 29 in foiled coup aftermath..2nd May 2009
- Senegal’s President, Abdoulaye Wade names son in new government..2nd May 2009
- Mali arrests 4 Al Qaeda members off the Algerian border..2nd May 2009
- Canadian hostage kidnapped a fortnight ago in Kano, released..30th Mar 2009
- Niger Delta gunmen clash Nigerian forces in Bonny, Port Harcourt..30th Mar 2009
- Sudan to review past peace agreements with Chad..30th Mar 2009
- Ekiti state electoral commissioner resigns, reneges and then head to police station..29th Mar 2009
- Global finance and aid ministers say world poverty will soar..27th Mar 2009
- Elections deadlocked in Ekiti state, Nigeria..27th Apr 2009
- Niger’s former PM, Hama Ahmadou released after 10 months due to ill health..25th Apr 2009
- Ekiti state, South west Nigeria, holds Governorship rerun elections..25th Apr 2009
- Nigerian gunmen abduct 2 sailors in Port Harcourt..21st Apr 2009
- Nigerian militants release one of two British expatriates abducted seven months ago..20th Apr 2009
- Sudan’s opposition leader Hassan-al-Turabi barred from travelling..20th Apr 2009
- Sudan agrees to allow aid groups back into Darfur..17th Apr 2009
- KBR bribery cases to be prosecuted in Nigeria..16th Apr 2009
- Islamic youths attack Easter procession in Niger state, Nigeria..14th Apr 2009
- Togo leader’s brother in deadly shoot out..14th Apr 2009
- Amnesty International criticizes hanging of 9 Sudanese over the death of an editor..14th Apr 2009
- Arab leaders back embattled Sudanese President..31st Mar 2009
- US president Barack Obama says Darfur faces a huge humanitarian crisis following the expulsion of thirteen aid groups..31st Mar 2009
- Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade congratulates the opposition following its victory in local council polls..31st Mar 2009
- FIFA orders probe into Ivorian stadium disaster..31st Mar 2009
- Sudan’s President canvasses Arab league’s support against ICC warrant..30th Mar 2009
- Meningitis kills more than 1,100 West Africans according to the WHO..27th Mar 2009
- New York Times says Israel was behind an strike in South Sudan in January..27th Mar 2009
EAST AFRICA
- Somali pirates seize Chinese vessel..20th Oct 2009
- 1 dead, several trapped in Kenyan building collapse..20th Oct 2009
- Italy to host summit on Somalia, piracy..20th May 2009
- Wanted Rwandan-genocide doctor says he is innocent..19th Oct 2009
- Kenyan authority seize 300kg of illegal ivory..15th July 2009
- Poor rain ’shuts down Kenyan dam’..1st July 2009
- Fury at Rwanda sterilized bill..1st July 2009
- Ethiopia denies sending troops to Somalia..13th June 2009
- U.S. Navy handover 17 Somali pirates to Kenya..11th June 2009
- Italy to host summit on Somalia, piracy..20th May 2009
- Tanzanian forces beat up policeman..20th May 2009
- UN suggests that Somali drought is the country’s worst in a decade..13th May 2009
- UN insists that Somali residents flee fresh violence..12th May 2009
- Sentencing of Kenyan aristocrat, Lord Thomas Cholmondele delayed..12th May 2009
- Kenyan post independence fighters-Mau Mau vow to sue UK..11th May 2009
- US wants Somali piracy war taken ashore..5th May 2009
- Russia pushes South Korean Navy chases Somali pirates from North Sea..4th May 2009
- Somali Islamist leader, Hassan Aweys says he would not hold peace talks with Somali government.4th May 2009
- Tanzania’s explosion victims still without aid..4th May 2009
- NATO foils Somali pirates’ attack on Norwegian ship..2nd May 2009
- Kenya’s court dismisses church arson case..1st May 2009
- Ex- UN scribe praises Kenyan speaker on coalition dispute..30th Mar 2009
- DRC crash: fate of 2 crew members unknown..30th Mar 2009
- 300 injured in Kenyan blast..30th Mar 2009
- Uganda’s inflation rate dropped to 13.4% in April..30th Mar 2009
- Russia warship captures Somali pirates..29th Mar 2009
- 5 killed in Somali grenade attack..29th Mar 2009
- East Africa discusses response to swine flu threat in Ethiopia..29th Mar 2009
- Blast rocks Tanzanian capital Dar es Salam, several dead and injured..29th Mar 2009
- Spanish warship arrest 9 suspected pirates..28th Mar 2009
- Somali pirates free 2 aid workers..28th Mar 2009
- Kenya’s speaker to rule on feud engulfing Kenya’s coalition government..28th Mar 2009
- Kenya’s PM, Raila Odinga demands fresh elections..27th Mar 2009
- BBC’s broadcast banned in Rwanda..27th Mar 2009
- Somali Islamist opposition leader returns home..23rd Apr 2009
- UN seeks support to boost security in Somalia..23rd Apr 2009
- Captured Somali pirate pleads not guilty in US court..22nd Apr 2009
- Burundi’s last rebel force, FNL surrenders arms to AU..21st Apr 2009
- Kenyan sect clash leaves 36 dead..21st Apr 2009
- Somali pirates free ship after ransom is paid..20th Apr 2009
- 2 foreign aid workers kidnapped in Somalia..20th Apr 2009
- Kenya to try Somali pirates..17th Apr 2009
- Kenya’s cabinet holds talk on fresh political crises ..16th Apr 2009
- Released US sea captain arrives in Kenya..16th Apr 2009
- Korean navy begins first patrol mission in Somali coast..16th Apr 2009
- Somali pirates hijack US vessel..15th Apr 2009
- Somali pirates hijack fourth vessel in 48 hours..14th Apr 2009
- Somali mortars miss US politician..14th Apr 2009
- Tanzanian goldmine collapses, 20 feared dead..31st Mar 2009
- Somali refugees in Kenya face humanitarian crisis..27th Mar 2009
- Ex Kenyan President, Arap Moi’s aide, Joshua Kulei, calls US ambassador to Kenya a bully following a US travel ban imposed on him..27th Mar 2009
- Somali minister wounded in roadside blast..26th Mar 2009
SOUTH AFRICA
- South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma bids to end violent protests..20th October 2009
- South Africa’s, bafana bafana coach, Joel Santana resigns..20th October 2009
- Botwswana’s president, Ian Khama re-elected a second 5-year term.. 19th Oct 2009
- Furore in SA over the suicide of a man who was denied an ID..31st Aug 2009
- 2-week old South African stadium workers strike called off..15th July 2009
- Comorans protest over plane crash, black box located..1st July 2009
- Madagascar’s government quit peace deal..15th June 2009
- FIFA confederation cup commences in South Africa..14th June 2009
- Malawi’s opposition rejects election results.. 20th May 2009
- Zambia’s president Rupiah Banda indicates interest in 2011 poll..20th May 2009
- Zimbabwe exceeds $ 1 billion target for credit from Africa..13th May 2009
- South African opposition leader, Helen Zille tagged a racist by ANC’s youth wing for attack on President Zuma..12th May 2009
- Zambia’s ex leader Fredrick Chiluba awaits ruling..12th May 2009
- 2 Zimbabwean journalists arrested over alleged security threat..12th May 2009
- Zimbabwean journalists want end to tough media laws..11th May 2009
- Madagascar’s government criticizes the EU, US over sanctions..11th May 2009
- South African cabinet sworn in..11th May 2009
- Zimbabwean court orders 18 activists back to jail..5th May 2009
- Suspended South African police boss to face trial in October.5th May 2009
- Zimbabwean teachers call off strike..5th May 2009
- Saudi investors pledge 2 billion dollars for Madagascar’s projects..4th May 2009
- Pop star, Madonna launches adoption appeal in Malawi..4th May 2009
- Zimbabwe’s PM, Morgan Tsvangirai says wages cannot be increased because the government is broke..2nd May 2009
- Britain wants more reforms in Zimbabwe for increased aid.1st May 2009
- AU says Madagascar would elections by the end of the year.1st May 2009
- Madagascar’s Prime Minister, Manadafy Rakotonirina charged with threatening the security of Madagascar..1st May 2009
- Suspected South African swine flu cases are negative.1st May 2009
- Zimbabwe confirms $400 million load from African countries..30th Mar 2009
- Ex Madagascar leader, ravalomana’s appointed PM arrested in a raid..30th Mar 2009
- 2 South Africans tested for swine flu virus..30th Mar 2009
- African nations pledge support for South Africa 2010..28th Mar 2009
- Madagascar soldiers storm constitutional court, arrest security head..27th Mar 2009
- Ex South African leader, Nelson Mandela’s foundation calls for global action against poverty..27th Mar 2009
- South Africa’s ANC wins elections but fail to secure 2/3 of the majority..25th Apr 2009
- South African opposition leader Helen Zille returns to hero’s welcome..25th Apr 2009
- Lesotho’s PM Pakalitha Mosisili escapes assassination attempt..23rd Apr 2009
- ANC takes early lead in SA polls..23rd Apr 2009
- An official South Africa’s new party-COPE shot dead..23rd Apr 2009
- Ex- SA leader Nelson Mandela and ANC president Jacob Zuma casts their votes..22nd Apr 2009
- AU Chief Election observer, Olusegun Obasanjo urges peaceful SA polls..22nd Apr 2009
- South Africans brave harsh weather; turnout in large numbers to vote..22nd Apr 2009
- South Africans set for Presidential poll..21st Apr 2009
- Captured Somali pirate set to appear before US court..21st Apr 2009
- Madagascar’s anti Government protest turns deadly; 2 dead, 13 injured..21st Apr 2009
- Jacob Zuma calls for massive voter turnout in tomorrow’s poll..21st Apr 2009
- Mugabe, Tsvangirai celebrate Zimbabwe’s independence..19th Apr 2009
- Malawi said that its inflation stands at 9.5 pct..17th Apr 2009
- Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe urges Zimbabweans to help fight sanctions..17th Apr 2009
- G8 farm ministers meet to boost global Agricultural output to stamp out hunger..16th Apr 2009
- South Africans in Diaspora vote..15th Apr 2009
- Former Interpol boss, Jack Selebi’s trial put on hold..14th Apr 2009
- South Africa’s regional body, SADC expels Madagascar from the body, asks President Andry Rajoelina to step down immediately..31st Mar 2009
- Zimbabwe asks for 8-10 billion dollars to revamp economy..30th Mar 2009
- ANC president, Jacob Zuma criticizes the West over its failure to offer Zimbabwe aid..27th Mar 2009
- South African union wants farm policy reversed..26th Mar 200
- Zambia and Namibia face worst flood disaster in 40 years..26th Mar 2009
CENTRAL AFRICA
- Gabon’s presidential candidates claim electoral victory.. 31st August 2009
- Swiss court release former DRC leader, Mobutu Sese-Seko’s loot..15th July 2009
- Gabon’s late President Omar Bongo’s body expected in Gabon..11th June 2009
- Gabonese speaker sworn in interim president, Rose Francine Rogombe..11th June 2009
- Africa’s longest ruling leader Omar Bongo dies at 72, in French hospital..10th June 2009
- Oxfam says UN-Congo intervention is causing civilian deaths..13th May 2009
- Central African Republic soldiers blamed for deaths of 30 civilians in February..30th Mar 2009
- 14 killed in Eastern DRC..23rd Apr 2009
- Gabonese environmental right activist, Marc Ona Essangui wins Goldman environmental prize..20th Apr 2009
- Explosions rock Brazzaville ahead of talks..15th Apr 2009
- Hutu rebels in DRC draw up hit list of people it accuses of aiding the army in raids against them..14th Apr 2009
- Rwanda says Laurent Nkunda will be returned to Congo..26th Mar 2009
- US to stop Non humanitarian aid to Madagascar..21st Mar 2009
NORTH AFRICA
- Italian PM opens North African highway..31st Aug 2009
- Egyptian jailed for insulting president Hosni Mubarak in a poem..15th July 2009
- Head of states attend a meeting of the non-aligned movement, in Egypt..15th July 2009
- Iran’s Ahmadinejad cancels African Union Summit trip..1st July 2009
- Libyan leader, Muammar Ghaddafi pays first ever visit to colonial ruler, Italy, on a 4-day working tour..11th June 2009
- Cairo Bomb blast leaves no casualties..11th May 2009
- Ex Algerian militant urges Al Qaeda to surrender..1th May 2009
- W.H.O. says swine is now in 15 countries..2nd May 2009
- W.H.O. issues advice on swine flu spread..30th Mar 2009
- UK and Libya partner on prison service..30th Mar 2009
- Egypt considers culling thousands of pigs to curb swine flu threat..29th Mar 2009
- Al Qeada threatens to kill 2 abducted britons in Niger if a convicted Islamic cleric isn’t released in 20 days..27th Mar 2009
- 100 migrants feared dead off the coast of Libya..31st Mar 2009
- Morocco expels five missionaries..31st Mar 2009
- Tunisian pilot who prayed while plane crashed jailed for 10 years..24th Mar 2009
- US eyes arms sale to Libya..7th Mar 2009
- Morocco cuts ties with Iran over Bahrain..7th Mar 2009
- Morocco’s police seize 2 tons of hash..6th Mar 2009
- Algeria election contenders revealed..3rd Mar 2009
- Nigerian army recover bodies of 14 slain soldiers in the Niger Delta..11th June 2009
