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  • ZImbabwe PM says polls can be delayed to October 31

    HARARE, June 17 - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday backed calls by regional grouping SADC for his archrival President Robert Mugabe to delay crucial polls due by the end of July. "We have to hold elections by October 31," Tsvangirai's spokesman Luke... Read more

  • Libya acquits two Gadhafi aides in Lockerbie case

    TRIPOLI, June 17 - A Libyan court acquitted two former aides of slain dictator Moamer Gadhafi on Monday of charges connected to the deadly 1988 bombing of a US airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland. "On behalf of all people, the court decides to acquit Abdelati al-Obeidi and... Read more

  • Gambia to ban rice imports from 2016

    BANJUL, Jun 17 - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said Sunday the west African country would ban rice imports from 2016, in a bid to boost demand for local produce and move towards self sufficiency. "Come 2016, we will ban the importation of rice into this country in order... Read more

  • Sudan’s garbage economy a lifeline for scavengers

    KHARTOUM, Jun 17 - Just after the footpath beside the school passes into the cool late afternoon shadows, a gentle cracking sound signals that Doud Sebet has arrived. He sits on a piece of cardboard, with one long leg out in front of him and the other tucked underneath.... Read more

  • Nelson Mandela ‘continues to get better’: Zuma

    JOHANNESBURG, Jun 16 - Nelson Mandela "continues to get better" after more than a week in hospital battling a lung infection although his condition remains serious, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday. "As you are aware, president Nelson Mandela is still in... Read more

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