20101020
africanews

A senior minister in Kenya's Grand Coalition Government has been suspended from cabinet over criminal charges. Higher Education minister William Ruto faces a Sh96 million (about 9.6m Euros) fraud case involving alleged sale of more than 100 hectares of land, part of Nairobi's Ngong' Forest, to the Kenya Pipeline Corporation.

20101018
New Vision

Kampala — Central African nations affected by the activities of Uganda's notorious rebel group Lords Resistance Army (LRA) have agreed to form a joint military force to strengthen their fight against the group.

20101018
africanews

Johannesburg — The bail application of Nigerian former militant leader Henry Okah was postponed in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.

20101018
UN News

Citing critical issues still outstanding less than three months before referenda take place on whether southern Sudan secedes from Africa's largest country and reported troop build-ups by both sides, the United Nations today pledged to increase its capacity as needed to prevent confrontations that could derail the entire peace process.

20101017
Sudan Tribune

Washington — The Chinese government is fighting hard to prevent the publication of a report showing the flow of weapons it sold into the war ravaged region of Darfur over the course of last year despite a ban imposed by the UN Security Council (UNSC), according to a newspaper report.

20101018
ISS

Following more than two decades of failed interventions, African countries are being called upon to send more troops for a "surge" against Islamic militants in Somalia. Jakkie Cilliers, Henri Boshoff and Festus B Aboagye question this move.

20101018
africanews

Tunisian champions Esperance Sportive de Tunis will play holders TP Mazembe of DR Congo in the final of this year's CAF Champions League after beating Egyptian giants Al Ahly 1-0 in Tunis on Sunday night. Nigerian striker Michael Eneramo had the match winner with a controversial hand ball goal.

20101018
africanews

The official list of the much-awaited GLO/CAF 2010 Footballer of the Year Award will be out in the first week of November, according to the Secretary General of the continental football governing body Hicham El Amrani.

20101018
africanews

The Accra Psychiatric Hospital occupies a sprawling block in the heart of Ghana's capital. Walls the color of aged parchment rim the compound, with coils of concertina wire balanced on top, making the hospital within appear more labor camp than home for the sick. Anas Aremeyaw Anas spent seven months last year casing it, posing first as a taxi driver and then as a baker.

20101018
africanews

Somali pirates are holding at least 26 foreign ships with 474 seafarers, an international maritime body Ecoterra said on Monday. The maritime group said among the 474 seafarers is an aging British couple and other five Somali born hostages from a breakaway region of Somaliland who are languishing in the pirates' hands.

20101018
africanews

The United Nations has warned that Niger must control its population growth to prevent further food crises after foreign aid helped to solve 80 percent of the west African country's needs during this year's food crisis.

20101017
Nation

Nairobi — A parliamentary team is to question Prime Minister Raila Odinga over the rising trend of nepotism in government appointments.

20101016
Kenya

Nairobi — Higher Education minister William Ruto has said he will not resign over a Sh96m fraud charge levelled against him in court.

20101016
IPS

Freetown — Marie Musa, 37, is devastated. After the mother of four gave premature birth, her baby boy died a few hours later - because the hospital did not have enough incubators to rescue the infant.

20101016
IPS

Lusaka — Buoyed by government's fertiliser subsidy, Zambia's farmers produced 2.8 million tonnes of maize in the 2009/10 growing season. Initial delight over the increased harvest - up from 1.8 million tonnes the previous year - gave way to worry as farmers realised they could be stuck with most of the crop.

20101016
This Day

Lagos — The Federal Government yesterday tightened security at the busy Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, a day after the militant group, the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) threatened an imminent attack in the nation's capital, travellers said.

20101017
reuters

Monrovia — A team from the Chevron Corporation has concluded a fact-finding mission in Liberia, following up its sealing of a three-year oil exploration deal with the government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

20101017
RFI

The former number two of Niger's junta has been arrested along with one of his allies, according to sources in country, although there has been no official announcement of the arrests. Another military officer has been kicked out of the government.

20101017
reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - A British aid worker kidnapped by masked gunmen in Somalia is alive and being looked after by his captors, the Save the Children charity said on Sunday.

20101017
reuters

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's secret service has arrested the brother of militant leader Henry Okah a day after a warning was emailed to media that another bomb attack was planned for the capital Abuja, a security source said on Sunday.