South African police fired teargas to stop a confrontation between the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and the most powerful trade union in Johannesburg.
Tue May 15, 2012 2:31AM
Villagers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have attacked UN peacekeepers in the east of the country, wounding at least 11 Pakistani troops.
Tue May 15, 2012 1:28AM
NATO has defended its military onslaught on Libya following the release of a report by Human Rights Watch that says scores of civilians were killed in just eight of the many airstrikes carried out during NATO’s seven-month campaign last year.
Mon May 14, 2012 11:30PM
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced new war crimes charges against two warlords operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rebel leader General Jean Bosco Ntaganda and Sylvestre Mudacumura.
Sun May 13, 2012 11:7PM
Many people continue to flee the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to neighboring countries following heavy fighting between the Congolese Army and rebels in the east.
Sun May 13, 2012 3:48PM
Ugandan forces have captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) near the Congo-Central African Republic border, military official says.
Sat May 12, 2012 2:39AM
Over 10,000 people have fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring Rwanda and Uganda following intense fighting between the Congolese army and rebels in the east.
Fri May 11, 2012 10:36AM
At least 41 people have been injured in clashes between Guinea police and opposition protesters who were demanding the government hold long-delayed legislative elections.
Thu May 10, 2012 7:56AM
Thousands of Mauritanians have once again taken to the streets of the capital Nouakchott to call for President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz to step down.
Wed May 9, 2012 2:44AM
Troops of the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congolese army defectors, led by General Jean Bosco Ntaganda, have fought a battle in the town of Kimbumba in the eastern Congo.
Tue May 8, 2012 5:2PM
South Africa is to mount the annual huge international travel and tourism exhibition, 2012 Indaba, providing an opportunity for exchanging latest global achievements in the industry.
Tue May 8, 2012 2:11AM
A group of army defectors in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said they rebelled against Kinshasa because of poor living conditions.
Sun May 6, 2012 9:48PM
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Army says it has ended military action in eastern DRC and brought a rebellion under control.
Sun May 6, 2012 11:59AM
Tunisian demonstrators have gathered in the capital, Tunis, to express solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, Press TV reports.
Sun May 6, 2012 6:10AM
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Kenyan defense and security forces have abused ethnic Somali refugees in Kenya’s northeast border region, Press TV reports.
Sun May 6, 2012 2:35AM
Members of the Ansar Dine extremist group have attacked and burned the tomb of one of Timbuktu’s Muslim saints, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the West African nation of Mali.
Sat May 5, 2012 2:27AM
Two Algerian army officers, including a commander, have been killed and two others wounded in a mortar attack on their vehicle, which was traveling in northern Algeria.
Fri May 4, 2012 5:23AM
Tunisian protesters have gathered outside the courthouse where the owner of a private TV station was handed a small fine for screening a film that showed depictions of God, Press TV reports.
Wed May 2, 2012 6:51AM
Thousands of people have held anti-government rallies in several cities across Morocco to demand deeper reforms and an end to corruption, Press TV reports.
Wed May 2, 2012 2:9AM
Malian junta troops have taken control of the main anti-junta military base after two days of fierce fighting in the Malian capital Bamako.
Tue May 1, 2012 4:45AM
The leader of the military coup that ousted Mali's president from power says "the situation is under control" in the country’s capital Bamako.
Tue May 1, 2012 2:43AM
Several people have been killed in a gunfight between Malian junta troops and presidential guards loyal to deposed President Amadou Toumani Toure at the state broadcaster building.
Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:37PM
Austrian police say former Libyan premier Shukri Ghanem's cause of death was drowning, one day after his body was found in Vienna.
Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:14AM
Libya's Former Prime Minister Shukri Ghanem, who had defected from the regime of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has been found dead in Vienna, Austria.
Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:4AM
Mali coup leader Captain Amadou Sanago has rejected a decision by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to send troops to the country.
Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:39AM
Armed militiamen have seized the main airport in Benghazi, Libya, and say they will remain until their demands are met.
Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:39AM
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has appealed to oil-exporting and mineral-rich countries to establish a fund to deal with a food crisis that has hit the Sahel region and other parts of Africa.
Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:51AM
The regional grouping of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided that Malian interim government should remain in power for one year before holding presidential elections and transiting power to civilian rule.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:18PM
Jordan's Prime Minister Awn Khasawneh has submitted his resignation to the country's King Abdullah II, only six months after he formed a government to bring in reforms.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:44PM
LAST UPDATE
A special court in The Hague has found former Liberian President Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone.
Wed Apr 25, 2012 6:5PM
Mali’s interim Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has formed the country's first post-coup government, giving some key posts to military personnel.
Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:54AM
The Unites Nations and aid agencies have warned that a severe hunger crisis is threatening the lives of millions of people across western and central Africa this year.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:14AM
At least five people have been killed in three days of clashes between rival tribes in the Libyan town of Kufra, where tribal conflicts claimed more than 100 lives in February, medics say.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:11AM
Algeria says there is a "real prospect" that seven of its diplomats, who were kidnapped by unknown militants in northern Mali, can be freed.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:53PM
The United Nations Security Council has agreed on a draft resolution to renew the mandate of UN peacekeepers in Western Sahara this week.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:33PM
Zimbabwe has launched a campaign to improve maternal health services in rural areas in Domboshava on the outskirts of the capital city Harare, aiming at reducing maternal mortality by half by 2015, Press TV reports.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:35AM
Thousands of people have staged an anti-government rally in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, demanding the ouster of President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz.
Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:24PM
As debates over global warming and a green economy continue, Kenyans have turned to using charcoal briquettes as their source of energy for cooking, Press TV reports.
Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:28AM
Thousands of Malians have staged rallies in the capital, Bamako, to protest against the ruling military and the “unnecessary” involvement of the army in politics, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:49PM
Tripoli is building up evidence against the son of slain Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, along with former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi.
Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:36PM
LAST UPDATE
At least three people have been killed in fresh clashes between the Libyan army and militia men in the country's southeastern town of Kufra.
Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:41AM
Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure has fled to the neighboring country of Senegal after taking shelter in the Senegalese Embassy in Mali.
Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:18PM
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno Ocampo has arrived in Libya to discuss the trial of Saif al-Islam, the son of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:2PM
Two Libyan nationals have accused the British government of complicity in their torture by the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, their lawyers says.
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:10PM
The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea-Bissau of all the bloc’s activities following last week's military coup, threatening sanctions against the West African country.
Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:31PM
Moroccan protesters have once again taken to the streets to demand an end to corruption and tyranny in the North African country, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:34AM
The leaders of the military coup in Guinea-Bissau have proposed the formation of a national unity government.
Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:58PM
Guinea-Bissau’s military soldiers have arrested the country’s presidential front-runner Carlos Gomes Junior in an apparent coup bid in the African country.
Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:29AM
The UN Secretary General has accused Morocco of spying on the world body’s monitors and restricting the UN mission’s peacekeeping efforts in the disputed region of Western Sahara.
Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:12AM
Guinea-Bissau military has taken control of the country’s capital and seized both the ruling party’s headquarters and the national radio, a diplomat says.
