Namibian Prime Minister says his country ready for Chinese investment
Namibian Prime Minister Hage Geingob said here Monday that his country stands ready for Chinese investment.
US sending CV-22 Osprey aircraft, more personnel to Uganda to hunt LRA leader
The United States is deploying CV-22 Osprey aircraft and more military personnel to Uganda to help track down Joseph Kony, the leader of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) doing evil in several Central African nations, the State Department said on Monday.
Egyptian court sends 529 to death
An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges including murder on Monday, a defense lawyer said, in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement.
Guinea to contain Ebola outbreak
Aid workers and medics battled Monday to contain West Africa’s first outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus as tests on suspected cases in Conakry allayed fears that it had spread to the capital.
Egypt court sentences 528 Brotherhood members to death
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced 528 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday over assaulting police stations in the upper Egyptian province of Minya last August, official news agency MENA reported.
UN agencies launch common development assistance strategy for Kenya
The UN agencies based in Kenya on Monday launched a collective strategy to channel development assistance to the east African nation.
Kenyan police arrest over 100 suspects over Sunday's attack in Mombasa
Kenya police said Monday they are interrogating over 100 suspects following Sunday's gun attack on a church in the coastal city of Mombasa which left at least six people dead and some 15 others injured.
Egypt sentences 528 MB members to death over assaulting police stations: state TV
An Egyptian criminal court ordered Monday to sentence 528 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death over assaulting police stations in the upper Egyptian province of Minya last August, state-run Nile TV reported.
S. Africa to promote nuclear security at global summit: govt
South Africa will promote nuclear security at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) to be held in The Hague from March 24-25, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said on Sunday.
Egypt court orders release on bail of political activist
An Egyptian court ordered Sunday the release on bail of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah on charges of organizing an unauthorized protest last November, official news agency MENA reported.