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Thousands of civilians fled clashes between Sudan's former north-south civil war foes in the oil-rich central town of Abyei on Thursday, local officials said.
The clashes, sparked by a local...
JOHANNESBURG - Newly elected African National Congress Youth League head Julius Malema uses his first letter as president to chastise those who showed "unbecoming conduct" at the...
Angola is seeking to diversify its economy away from oil and has signed agreements with China for infrastructure investments as part of that effort, Industry Minister Joaquim David said on...
State hospitals in Sudan's capital Khartoum are to give free surgery to the poor, with the annual health budget of $230 million boosted by oil revenues to one of Africa's fastest growing...
Chronic gang warfare will return to Nigeria's oil-producing south unless President Umaru Yar'Adua brings to justice local politicians who have fuelled the unrest, Human Rights Watch said...
In this week's podcast: Speaking at a forum on South Africa's future hosted by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma says there is too much focus...
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urged a sweeping reform of government on Sunday, saying most of the cabinet system should be dismantled as it had failed to manage the north Africa's...
Rising oil revenues mean Sudan will give free healthcare to children under five and waive fees for caesarean sections from February 1 in a move that will cost $20 million a year, a senior health...