20101025
africanews

A Ghanaian-born doctor Peter Bossman is to become the first black mayor in Slovenia after winning a runoff election in the European country's coastal town of Piran with 51.4 percent of votes.

20101025
africanews

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria has released a list of 100 persons with high profile cases to be barred from contesting any position in the 2011 elections. Media reports say the advisory list include 40 prominent politicians.

20101025
africanews

The most popular but controversial football supporting instrument in South Africa the Vuvuzela could be banned in South African football grounds unless Kaizer Chiefs fans improve their behaviour. At a recent cup game, supporters of the country's most popular club threw two vuvuzelas and a cabbage onto the pitch.

20101025
africanews

The mayor of Nairobi Geoffrey Majiwa was arrested on Monday by anti-corruption agents over a US$3.5 million [Sh283 million] cemetery scandal.

20101025
africanews

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is not afraid of the merger of her two leading opponents in the 2005 presidential elections, press secretary Cyrus Badio has said.

20101025
africanews

Burundi's former rebel movement member was executed overnight by a group of men wearing police uniforms north of the capital Bujumbura, officials said. "Eight armed men, including six in police uniforms, entered the home of a National Liberation Forces demobilised member called Anicet Ndayshimiye and took him away," local official Jean-Pierre Ndayiragije said.

20101025
africanews

Tunisia and Libya over the weekend signed an executive cooperation programme in Tunis in the domain of health, Tripoli post said.

20101024
RFI

Thanks to Somali pirates, the most dangerous waters in the world lie off the Horn of Africa. But Seychelles President Jean Michel tells RFI that his country's jails are full and he does not have the means to respond to international pressure to tackle piracy.

20101024
africanews

Leaders of French-speaking nations have called for peaceful elections in Guinea as soon as possible at their summit in Montreux this weekend.

20101024
Zimbabwe Standard

Harare — THE Parliamentary Select Committee (Copac) on the writing of the new constitution has suspended two senior officials for allegedly mishandling data collected during consultation meetings.

20101024
This Day

Lagos — At least 40 prominent politicians are on the advisory list containing over 100 persons with high profile cases whom the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said should be barred from contesting for elective offices in 2011.

20101024
East African

Nairobi — In a rare diplomatic concession, the Obama administration has offered to resume diplomatic relations with Sudan provided Khartoum meets some conditions.

20101024
africanews

South Africa minister responsible for monitoring government programmes Collins Chabane has not given credence to rumours that there is an impending cabinet reshuffle. The Sunday Independent newspaper said President Jacob Zuma was "poised" to rearrange his cabinet, and that Planning Minister Trevor Manuel would go.

20101024
africanews

The two presidential candidates in Guinea's presidential election appealed for calm, after renewed violence followed the third postponement of the run-off earlier scheduled for Sunday.

20101024
africanews

As a result of worst flooding in West African nation of Benin, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR is to start an emergency airlift of tents this week to aid locals. Some 3,000 tents will be flown in from Denmark to provide shelter for some of the estimated 680,000 people affected.

20101024
africanews

At least seven football fans have been confirmed dead in what has been described as a situation of stampede that broke out at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday night when the Kenyan Premier League Match between Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards was going on, local media has reported.

20101022
Sudan Tribune

Juba — An advisor on security affairs to president of southern Sudan, John Kong Nyuon, on Thursday urged the region not to believe statements attributed to senior officials from Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) that the north and south may return to war.

20101023
Garowe Online

eports indicated that there is a dispute between president sheikh Sharif sheikh Ahmed and the Speaker Sharif Hassan Aden over approval on new premier.

20101023
RFI

France hopes to sell a nuclear power station to Libya and gain access to its massive oil reserves after the signing of a strategic partnership between the two countries on Thursday.

20101023
Garowe Online

Fierce fighting between Somalia's insurgent group and pro-government militia have killed 12 people and injured 20 others in north of Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said.