TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of Tunisians rallied on Tuesday in support of the interim government formed after the ousting of president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, but later clashed with protesters demanding a purge of former regime loyalists.
PRETORIA (Reuters) - Heavy rains in South Africa have so far cost the country's farming sector over 2 billion rand in damages, an industry official said on Tuesday.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African truckers seeking 20 percent wage increases over two years are threatening a strike that could slam the brakes on Africa's largest economy, a union official said on Tuesday.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptians demanded an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule and clashed with police on Tuesday, in unprecedented protests inspired by the revolt that brought down Tunisia's president.
The United States on Tuesday urged all sides in Egypt to refrain from violence following clashes between security forces and demonstrators inspired by the revolt that toppled Tunisia's president this month.
ABUJA/KAMPALA (Reuters) - Cracks emerged on Tuesday in African efforts to end a power struggle gripping Ivory Coast, as Uganda became the latest country to question United Nations recognition of Alassane Ouattara as its president.
20110125 Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of insuring the debt of Egypt and Lebanon against default or restructuring rose sharply on Tuesday due to deepening political instability in both countries, data from Markit showed.
20110125 Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Rwandan rebel group leader accused of mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the court said on Tuesday.
20110125 Reuters JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African truckers seeking 20 percent wage increases over two years are threatening a strike that could slam the brakes on Africa's largest economy, a union official said on Tuesday.
20110125 Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday urged all sides in Egypt to refrain from violence following clashes between security forces and demonstrators inspired by the revolt that toppled Tunisia's president this month.
20110125 Xinhua GABORONE, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Senior law enforcement officials from throughout Africa will meet in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana on Feb. 16-18 for the 21st Interpol African Regional Conference, official sources said on Monday.
20110125 Xinhua JOS, Nigeria, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- At least six persons were killed while several others were seriously injured following attacks in villages near the central Nigerian city of Jos.
20110125 Xinhua TUNIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia's interim government will compensate the families of victims in the protests that led to the overthrow of ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, said the minister of local development in the interim government.
20110125 Xinhua LAGOS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation is expected to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week on the political situation in Cote d'Ivoire.
20110125 Xinhua CAIRO, Jan.25 (Xinhua)-- Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el- Adly said Egypt has arrested 19 suspects related to terrorist groups to undertake attacks against religious institutes in the country.
CAIRO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Egyptian protesters hit the streets Tuesday in an unprecedented demonstration against the government, causing downtown Cairo to become standstill and gaining momentum all over the country rapidly.
The South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) on Sunday said around 99 percent of southern Sudanese had voted for the region's separation from the north according to primary results of the South Sudan referendum.
Ugandan police said on Sunday that more police officers have been deployed in the capital Kampala to prevent any election violence as next month's general elections draw close.
Tunisian authorities have put two of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's strongmen under house arrest, the official news agency TAP reported on Sunday.
