http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.regional.africa News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:04:57 -0500 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:01:12 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/07/AF.West.Africa_s.Last.Giraffes/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.West.Africa_s.Last.Giraffes 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-6809 A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:08:54 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/07/AF.Madagascar/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Madagascar 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-7c96 Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/04/AF.Zimbabwe.Diamonds/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Zimbabwe.Diamonds 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:ce0 Investigators for the world's diamond control body say the gems were mined by virtual slaves who had been told to dig or die, and were smuggled out by soldiers who rape and beat civilians. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:42:00 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:6a69 Zimbabwe's prime minister says assurances South Africa will be watching persuaded him to end his boycott of his country's troubled unity Cabinet. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:49:25 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.South.Africa.Semenya/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.South.Africa.Semenya 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:4d3a The South African track chief who lied about his role in runner Caster Semenya's gender tests was suspended Thursday. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31:31 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.Kenya.Election.Violence/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Kenya.Election.Violence 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:46d2 The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:46:11 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.South.Africa.AIDS.Funding/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.South.Africa.AIDS.Funding 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:46d1 The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the AIDS virus was a death sentence in Africa. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:39:12 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.Somalia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Somalia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:58b3 The EU Naval Force says it has handed over 43 Somalis abandoned at sea by their human smugglers to the United Nations refugee agency in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:29:12 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.South.Africa.Airbus/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.South.Africa.Airbus 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:582e South Africa's government says it has canceled a contract to buy eight Airbus military aircraft that had set off a debate about public spending. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:52:19 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.Rwanda.Genocide.Tribunal/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Rwanda.Genocide.Tribunal 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:5312 A United Nations war crimes tribunal sentenced on Thursday a former chief of Rwanda's tea processing and marketing agency to eight years in prison for his role in the country's 1994 genocide. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:12:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/05/AF.Zimbabwe.Plane.Hits.Pigs/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Zimbabwe.Plane.Hits.Pigs 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:47cf Zimbabwe's transport ministry says one of the national airline's planes collided with five wild pigs on the runway in the capital during takeoff. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:33 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/03/AF.Equatorial.Guinea.Coup.Plot/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Equatorial.Guinea.Coup.Plot 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-5ae0 British mercenary Simon Mann has threatened to settle some old scores after arriving home Wednesday following more than five years in African jails for a failed plot to take over Equatorial Guinea's oil riches. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:36 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/04/AF.Kenya.US/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Kenya.US 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:412 Kenya's attorney general said Wednesday he is seeking legal advice about whether he can sue the U.S. government for revoking his travel visa. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:14:59 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Congo.UN/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Congo.UN 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:675c A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says the U.N. peacekeeping force in the area did nothing to stop the soldiers from decapitating men and raping young girls. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:34:57 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/03/AF.Clinton.Egypt/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Clinton.Egypt 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-3bc8 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:22:08 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/03/AF.South.Africa.Royal.Africans/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.South.Africa.Royal.Africans 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-3fc2 Dancers clad in animal skins opened a royal ceremony Tuesday, a nod to tradition for the forward-thinking kings, queens and chiefs who jetted in to Johannesburg from across Africa to launch an institute they hope will expand their roles on the continent Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:11:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/01/AF.Clinton/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Clinton 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:27 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday urged Arabs and Israelis to set aside their historical differences, avoid inflammatory rhetoric and recommit to attaining a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:18:10 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Guinea.Massacre/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Guinea.Massacre 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-7bec The man who led Guinea's most recent coup says he "bitterly regrets" the deaths of civilians who were gunned down by soldiers at a protest last month. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:18:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Clinton.Iran/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Clinton.Iran 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:7b2f U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the nuclear offer to Iran, intended to restrain its potential for making a nuclear weapon, should be fully accepted by Iran and will not be changed. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:09:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Kenya.Sprinter.and.Cheetah/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Kenya.Sprinter.and.Cheetah 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:6908 The world's fastest man adopted the animal kingdom's fastest sprinter Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named Lightning Bolt into his life. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:54:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:5661 Zimbabwe's neighbors will hold a summit this week to try to break an impasse that threatens the southern African nation's unity government, a spokesman for Zimbabwe's prime minister said Monday. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:49:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Sierra.Leone.Peace.Corps/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Sierra.Leone.Peace.Corps 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:7579 A US official says the Peace Corps will return to Sierra Leone after 16 years' absence. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:26:16 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Liberia.Official.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Liberia.Official.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:70b5 Liberian media are reporting that a government official has been shot and killed by a gang of men outside the African country's capital. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:44:12 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Somalia.Attempted.Hijacking/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Somalia.Attempted.Hijacking 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:6a26 A Somali airline official says two men have failed in an attempt to hijack an airplane. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:26:34 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/30/Piracy/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Piracy 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:5ac30bf0:124a313e11e:-5418 Rival pirates and militia groups have fought for control over a British couple held hostage for more than a week, an Islamic militia commander and a local elder said Monday. The couple were not injured in the fighting. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:28:34 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Clinton.Israel.Palestinians/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Clinton.Israel.Palestinians 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:5cdf U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is again praising Israel's offer to restrict its building of settlements in Palestinian areas, but says it falls well short of the U.S. desire for a full halt to building. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:09:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/02/AF.Ivory.Coast.Elections/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Ivory.Coast.Elections 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:58c1 A long-delayed presidential election in Ivory Coast is being pushed back again. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:01:18 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/01/AF.Kenya.Threatened.Nomads/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Kenya.Threatened.Nomads 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:20a3 When 64-year-old Jimale Irobe was a young man, he guided his herds of cows and camels through knee-high grass. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:40:09 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/01/AF.Mozambique.Elections/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Mozambique.Elections 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:33eb Incumbent President Armando Guebuza leads in Mozambique's elections by a wide margin, with more than 80 percent of votes counted. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:14:23 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/01/AF.Zimbabwe.Ax.Killings/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Zimbabwe.Ax.Killings 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:130e Zimbabwe's state media say a man allegedly killed three of his children with an ax and wounded two others in what police describe as Zimbabwe's most brutal crime in recent years. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:11:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/11/01/AF.Somalia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Somalia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:146c A defense official in Somalia says a roadside bomb in the country's semiautonomous northern region has killed two people, including an infantry division commander. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:48:01 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/30/AF.Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:5ac30bf0:124a313e11e:-7d5e President Robert Mugabe took a sharp dig at his estranged governing partner Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday, but said they were still allies in Zimbabwe's troubled coalition. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:29:54 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/30/AF.Congo.Fighting/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Congo.Fighting 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:-7d8b A U.N.-run radio station says 47 police officers have been killed amid fighting in northern Congo. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:56:21 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/27/AF.Guinea/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Guinea 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1d4e2f86:124984a9334:-7b92 Guinea's military junta knew how to stop demonstrators who went on a hunger strike to protest last month's massacre: They took them to a restaurant and forced them to eat under threat of death, the protesters said Friday. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:57:43 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/30/AF.Congo/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Congo 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:5ac30bf0:124a313e11e:-5ab0 Congo's president says his forces are succeeding against an extremist Rwandan militia in his country's east. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:22:54 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/27/AF.APNewsAlert/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.APNewsAlert 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1d4e2f86:124984a9334:-7b9c Zimbabwean foreign minister: U.N. investigator's trip "a provocation of the highest order." Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:31:48 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/29/AF.Liberia.Pollution.Study/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_AF.Liberia.Pollution.Study 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-5c1a9932:124a11eba2e:-7a5d An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company's waste products are polluting creeks. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:10:15 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2009/10/27/Piracy/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Piracy 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-6f1ee4f0:1248781296b:5c3b A Somali pirate claiming to speak on behalf of a group holding a British couple says they will move the couple to another hijacked ship with other hostages anchored off the eastern coast of Somalia.