http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.regional.africa News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:30:42 -0400 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:27:27 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/18/Mandela_s.90th.Q_A/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Mandela_s.90th.Q_A 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-69d3 Highlights from Nelson Mandela's interview Friday with reporters at his 90th birthday celebration: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:20:42 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/18/South.Africa.Mandela_s.90th/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_South.Africa.Mandela_s.90th 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-6e7a Nelson Mandela sat beaming in a yellow armchair, his legs propped up on a large stool and covered with a pale yellow blanket. Ten grandchildren crowded around to serenade him with "Happy Birthday" and then smothered him with hugs and kisses. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:55:05 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/18/UN.Human.Rights.Chief/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Human.Rights.Chief 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-6bbc A South African judge who was the first black woman to serve on her country's highest court will be the next U.N. human rights commissioner, diplomatic and U.N. officials said Friday. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:14:49 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/18/Tunisia.Terrorism/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Tunisia.Terrorism 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-6d4d Two government officials have been convicted and sentenced to prison in connection with an alleged plot to carry out terror attacks and overthrow the Tunisian government, according to their lawyer and court documents. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:28:20 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/UN.Sudan.War.Crimes/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Sudan.War.Crimes 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-75c2 With an arrest warrant pending against Sudan's president, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday he was focusing on another war crime case in Darfur involving two suspected rebel commanders allegedly directing attacks against peacekeepers. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:57:20 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Zimbabwe.White.Farmers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Zimbabwe.White.Farmers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7109 White farmers asked a regional court Thursday to hold the Zimbabwean government in contempt, saying government supporters were beating and harassing plaintiffs in a suit challenging Zimbabwe's farm evictions. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:33:07 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Mandela_s.90th/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Mandela_s.90th 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-737a Gardeners mowed the lawn outside the tiny museum honoring local hero Nelson Mandela on Thursday, while a work crew laid new tarmac on the road outside his house and a school choir rehearsed a song they created especially for him. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:27:29 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Morocco.Moderate.Preachers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Morocco.Moderate.Preachers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-74e8 Morocco plans to send scores of moderate Muslim preachers to Europe during the holy month of Ramadan to help fight extremism in the Moroccan community abroad, the ministry for religious affairs said Thursday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:26:01 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Nigeria.Oil.Unrest/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Nigeria.Oil.Unrest 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-74e9 A pre-dawn explosion damaged an Eni SpA oil pipeline in Nigeria's restive southern oil region Thursday, a military official said. The company said a sudden drop in pressure led it to halt production on pipelines carrying 47,000 barrels of oil a day. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:15:27 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Zimbabwe.Inflation/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Zimbabwe.Inflation 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-757c Official inflation soared to 2.2 million percent in Zimbabwe — by far the highest in the world — and has shot as high as 70 million percent in the past year for some basic goods sold on the black market, the state central bank said Thursday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:07:49 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Ghana.Teen.Drug.Mules/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Ghana.Teen.Drug.Mules 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-75a1 Two British teenage girls left prison Thursday after serving nine-month sentences for trying to smuggle cocaine out of Ghana in laptop computer bags, prison officers and the girls' lawyers said. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:28:40 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Sudan.Genocide.Charges/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Sudan.Genocide.Charges 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7681 The genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir could "lead to a lot of danger," the chairman of an African Union panel said Thursday. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:58:27 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/Syria.Sudan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Syria.Sudan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-76f4 Syria's foreign minister says genocide charges against Sudan's president have set a dangerous precedent. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:34 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/South.Africa.Dreams.Deferred/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_South.Africa.Dreams.Deferred 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7761 When they talk of their government's failure, South Africans in the tangle of shacks and narrow lanes that is Alexandra point to an unfinished modern brick and steel building near the edge of the township. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:01:20 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/17/UN.Aid.Shortfall/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Aid.Shortfall 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-77de The United Nations blamed the increasing price of food and fuel worldwide for a shortfall in emergency humanitarian aid of more than $3 billion for 34 nations. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:54:59 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/UN.Sudan.Peacekeepers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Sudan.Peacekeepers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:67acefdb:11b21ff8122:-692b African envoys sought support Wednesday from Russia and China for ways of letting Sudan's president dodge a global court prosecutor's Darfur war crimes charges. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:22:02 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/South.Africa.Food.Crisis/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_South.Africa.Food.Crisis 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-78ed Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan and other members of Nelson Mandela's global crisis task force turned their attention to world hunger on Wednesday, focusing on soaring food prices. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:27:33 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Kenya.Ivory/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Kenya.Ivory 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:67acefdb:11b21ff8122:-6bdc Three Chinese citizens were arrested Wednesday at Nairobi's international airport carrying dozens of pieces of ivory, including chopsticks, bracelets and carved figurines. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:25:38 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Nigeria.Hijacked.Ship/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Nigeria.Hijacked.Ship 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:67acefdb:11b21ff8122:-6a80 Armed pirates hijacked a Norwegian ship off southern Nigeria on Wednesday, roughing up the crew but releasing them after two hours, officials said. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:23:52 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Gabon.Skull.Trafficking/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Gabon.Skull.Trafficking 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:67acefdb:11b21ff8122:-6a7f A police sting in Gabon brought down a ring of grave robbers suspected of selling human skulls to makers of traditional medicines and amulets, officials said Wednesday. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:51:38 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/UN.Darfur.Peacekeepers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Darfur.Peacekeepers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:67acefdb:11b21ff8122:-6d80 Britain is urging the U.N. Security Council to condemn as a possible war crime an ambush last week that killed or injured more than two dozen peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:45:01 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Somalia.Aid.Worker.Slain/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Somalia.Aid.Worker.Slain 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d78 A World Food Program contractor was gunned down in the fifth fatal attack this year on one of the agency's workers, the WFP said Tuesday as thousands of Somalis gathered to protest the assaults. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:39:14 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Ethiopia.Modern.Farms/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Ethiopia.Modern.Farms 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d77 Hussein Ibrahim walked solemnly past tidy rows of bright green cabbages, vines bursting with tomatoes and trees weighed down with plump avocados. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:18:04 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Sudan.Al.Bashir_s.Future/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Sudan.Al.Bashir_s.Future 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d76 Buoyed by support from the Arab and African world, Sudan's president showed no signs of giving in to pressure Tuesday after an international prosecutor sought his arrest for war crimes in Darfur. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:45:45 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d75 Zimbabwe's opposition said Tuesday it hopes a meeting this week between the South African president and a top African Union official will result in a second mediator joining efforts to resolve their nation's crisis. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:49:49 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Australia.Pope.Benedict.and.Bella/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Australia.Pope.Benedict.and.Bella 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d74 For Pope Benedict XVI, the cat is not quite out of the bag. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:49:44 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Afghan.Violence/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Afghan.Violence 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d73 Seven insurgents were killed in a military operation near where militants this week breached a U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said Tuesday. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:09:45 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Zimbabwe.Activists.Freed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Zimbabwe.Activists.Freed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d72 Zimbabwe's opposition says 14 of its members have been freed after being cleared of charges of committing political violence. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:45:04 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Nigeria.Plane.Landing/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Nigeria.Plane.Landing 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d71 A passenger plane overshot the runway and skidded to a halt in a nearby field while landing Monday in Nigeria's southeastern oil town of Port Harcourt but no one was seriously hurt, police and airport officials said. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:05:34 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/War.Crimes.Sudan.Glance/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_War.Crimes.Sudan.Glance 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d70 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed three counts of genocide charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, as well as seven counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:01:19 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/UN.Darfur/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Darfur 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d6f Sudan's ambassador said Monday his nation will try to persuade the U.N. Security Council to block a prosecutor from pursuing genocide charges against the Sudanese president. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:53:54 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/War.Crimes.Sudan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_War.Crimes.Sudan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d6e The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's president on charges of waging a campaign of genocide and rape in Darfur, a high-risk strategy that could backfire against the people in the war-torn desert region. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:55:01 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Kenya.Shootout/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Kenya.Shootout 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d6c Suspected robbers battled police in a shootout outside a Holiday Inn that left five people dead Monday, including two casino employees caught in the crossfire, authorities and witnesses said. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:18:44 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Sudan.Stampede.Deaths/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Sudan.Stampede.Deaths 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d6b Sudanese police say a stampede among crowds of people attending a military graduation ceremony killed 17 people and injured three dozen others. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:29:44 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Kenya/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Kenya 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d6a Police and witnesses say a shootout outside a Holiday Inn in Kenya's capital has killed five people. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:28:03 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Mandela.at.90/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Mandela.at.90 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d69 He wore a trendy black shirt just like many of the kids in the crowd. But Nelson Mandela moved slowly, leaning on his wife and on a white cane as he crossed the stage to adoring cheers. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:43:43 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Sudan.Darfur/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Sudan.Darfur 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d68 Sudan's ruling party warned Sunday there will be more violence in Darfur if the country's president is indicted for crimes against humanity and genocide as hundreds of people rallied in Khartoum to show their support for the longtime leader. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:56:56 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Zimbabwe.Africa_s.Dissenters/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Zimbabwe.Africa_s.Dissenters 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d67 Robert Mugabe's brazen power grab in Zimbabwe's election saga has left cracks in one of African leaders' unspoken rules: Never turn on one of your own. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:32:29 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/South.Africa.Soweto.Thrill/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_South.Africa.Soweto.Thrill 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d65 Thrill-seekers get a unique vantage point on Soweto from two 300-foot-high cooling towers — especially when they swing by a rope suspended far above the ground. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:46:55 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Sudan.Darfur.Crimes/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Sudan.Darfur.Crimes 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d63 An indictment of Sudan's president for war crimes in Darfur would be "disastrous" for the region and could affect humanitarian organizations working there, a Sudanese government spokesman said Saturday. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:49:51 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Liberia.Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Liberia.Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d61 All Africans must speak out about injustices in places like Zimbabwe, Liberia's leader said Saturday during a speech honoring former South African President Nelson Mandela. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:09:16 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Somalia.Aid.Workers.Targeted/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Somalia.Aid.Workers.Targeted 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d60 Gunmen shot and killed two Somali aid workers and wounded a third within 24 hours, witnesses said Saturday, in the latest sign of spiraling violence against workers struggling to deal with the war-ravaged country's humanitarian crisis. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:15:49 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/South.Africa.Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_South.Africa.Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d5f The failure of the U.S. campaign for international sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders returns the focus to South African efforts to end the deadly political crisis and to questions about whether President Thabo Mbeki is the right mediator. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:42:03 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Arabs.Sudan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Arabs.Sudan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d5d An Arab League spokesman says Sudan has asked for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the expected indictment of the country's president for genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:46:23 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/UN.Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d5c Russia and China vetoed U.S.-proposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders Friday, the global community's latest attempt to take action against an authoritarian regime widely criticized for a violent and one-sided presidential election. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:26:56 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/11/War.Crimes.Sudan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_War.Crimes.Sudan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-78720ee0:11b106a02d6:-778a The prosecutor of the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal will seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president with crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur, a move U.N. diplomats warned could bring a backlash from Sudan's government. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:52:41 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Morocco.Terror.Interview/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Morocco.Terror.Interview 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d5b Moroccan security forces foiled a terrorist plot to attack tourists this summer, in what has become a "near-daily" struggle to root out extremist cells increasingly linked to al-Qaida in Iraq, a top security official said Friday. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:20:35 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/14/Zimbabwe/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Zimbabwe 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:67acefdb:11b21ff8122:-7d86 Zimbabwe's opposition party reported Friday that at least 113 of its members have been killed in political violence since the country held its first round of presidential voting in March. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:03:03 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/UN.Illegal.Ivory/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_UN.Illegal.Ivory 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d5a China's government lost track of 121 tons of elephant ivory over a dozen years that probably was sold on illegal markets, according to a previously undisclosed Chinese report to U.N. regulatory officials. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:14:21 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/africa/2008/07/16/Malaysia.World.Piracy/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_africa_Malaysia.World.Piracy 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-4b12b862:11b2ddaf1cd:-7d59 Pirate attacks worldwide surged 19 percent in the past three months compared to the January-March period, largely due to increased incidents in Somalia and Nigeria, an international maritime agency said Friday.