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'A third of all air disasters in Africa'
07 Nov 2009, 7:19AM
Africa accounts for only 4 per cent of the world's air traffic but nearly a third of the world's air disasters take place on the continent, an official says.
Sudan on track for elections
06 Nov 2009, 3:49PM
Despite the ongoing war in Dafur, Sudan is on track for elections in April. But there are still issues which could derail the process.
Heads roll over gender test handling
06 Nov 2009, 10:05AM
South Africa's Olympic governing body has suspended the president and board of Athletics South Africa over their handling of 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya's gender verification tests.
Fall in funds threatens AIDS fight: MSF
06 Nov 2009, 9:09AM
Waning international funding for the fight against AIDS is a threat to a decade of progress in HIV treatment, Doctors Without Borders have warned.
Zimbabwe PM suspends unity boycott
06 Nov 2009, 8:09AM
PM Morgan Tsvangirai has suspended a boycott of the power-sharing government in Zimbabwe.
Former Rwandan exec jailed over genocide
06 Nov 2009, 6:24AM
A UN war crimes tribunal has sentenced the former chief of Rwanda's tea marketing agency to eight years in prison for his role in the country's 1994 genocide.
Reports of thousands fleeing DR Congo
05 Nov 2009, 12:07PM
The UN has announced it is withdrawing support for Congolese forces in the east of the country, while in the west thousands have fled the country.
Zimbabwe accused of diamond smuggling
05 Nov 2009, 11:26AM
Investigators for the world's diamond control body say Zimbabwe should be suspended because of crime committed by its security forces.
UK coup plotter leaves Equatorial Guinea
04 Nov 2009, 8:45PM
British mercenary Simon Mann, granted amnesty for a 2004 failed coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, has left the African country, an airport official said.
Coup plotters pardoned in Eq. Guinea
03 Nov 2009, 9:49PM
British coup-plotter Simon Mann and four mercenaries have been pardoned for plotting the overthrow of the government of Equatorial Guinea, a judge said.
Glaciers disappearing from Kilimanjaro
03 Nov 2009, 1:29PM
The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, a US study says.
France slams Uganda's anti-gay draft law
03 Nov 2009, 5:46AM
France has joined the United States in publicly condemning Uganda's proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which would vastly strengthen the country's anti-gay laws.
Somalis fail in attempt to hijack plane
03 Nov 2009, 5:40AM
A Somali airline official says two men have failed in an attempt to hijack an airplane.
Sudan criticises renewal of US sanctions
02 Nov 2009, 9:23AM
Sudan has criticised the renewal of US economic sanctions on Khartoum, saying the move ran counter to Washington's efforts to mediate between north Sudan and the country's semi-autonomous south.
Sudanese register for first vote in 24 years
02 Nov 2009, 7:53AM
Enthusiastic Sudanese have begun registering for their country's first presidential, legislative and regional elections in 24 years.

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