International observers say voting in Guinea-Bissau's parliamentary election was calm and orderly, with a high turnout.

Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda tells a UN envoy he will support a peace process with DR Congo's government.

Dare-devil militants in the early hours of yesterday invaded Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, but met stiff resistance in soldiers stationed in the nearby Bayelsa State Government House, who killed two of the militants after fierce fighting that forced the militants

I was raped by four Zanu PF militias at night, just outside their base, during the elections. They took turns to rape me, accusing me of supporting the opposition, MDC [Movement for Democratic Change]", said Pauline Moyana* from Mutasa, a

Dare-devil militants in the early hours of yesterday invaded Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, but met stiff resistance in soldiers stationed in the nearby Bayelsa State Government House, who killed two of the militants after fierce fighting that forced the militants

Hundreds of mourners arrived at the Coca Cola Dome in Northgate on Saturday to say their last goodbyes to Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy after a performance there last Sunday.

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will next week lead a three-member delegation of the Elders Group of Eminent Persons to Zimbabwe to assess the African country's escalating humanitarian crisis.

At least four people including one government soldier were killed Saturday in Somalia's violent capital Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reported.

RWANDA'S Ambassador to Uganda, Iganatius Karegesa Kamali, has denied accusations by the Congo that his country is backing Gen. Laurent Nkunda, a warlord operating in Eastern Congo. Henry Mukasa interviewed him and below are the excerpts.

Hundreds of mourners arrived at the Coca Cola Dome in Northgate on Saturday to say their last goodbyes to Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy after a performance there last Sunday.

I was raped by four Zanu PF militias at night, just outside their base, during the elections. They took turns to rape me, accusing me of supporting the opposition, MDC [Movement for Democratic Change]", said Pauline Moyana* from Mutasa, a

The Democratic Alliance unveiled a new DA logo saying the party is launching a new vision for South Africa to make the country's dream a living reality. The logo was unveiled at Constitution Hill hall in Braamfontein, Johannesburg at a

The Congress of the People (COPE) unveiled its logo this weekend. The party's deputy chairman Mbhazima Shilowa said the logo — a circle with a green cross through and comprising of the other colours of the national flag — was

The Liberian Leader, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has by Proclamation declared Tuesday, November 18, 2008 as "African Statistics Day" and is to be observed throughout the Republic as a Working Holiday.The Day will be celebrated under the theme: "The Challenges of

Associate Justice Counselor Kabineh JanehThe Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Cllr. Kabineh Janeh has urged Judges and Magistrates to ensure the effective control of their courtrooms in the discharge of their duties of dispensing justice, an UNMIL

By: J. Cholo BrooksProstitutions nowadays in Liberia has become one of the fast making money in this West African State of Liberia, due to what many of those involved in this trade described as the "high cost of living"During one

By Joe Sawan Culturally, Africans are generally known to celebrate certain events, activities and achievements with pageantry and gusto. This was precisely what prevailed decades ago, when the "winds of change' swept through Africa with the attainment of political independence