Africa
New Malian president Keita takes office
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was sworn in on Wednesday as Mali\'s new president after winning a landslide victory in elections called to turn ...Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital, condition still critical
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital and returned to his Johannesburg home on Sunday, the South African presidency ...Nigeria Islamists Kill 24 Vigilantes in Ambush
At least 24 members of a vigilante group in northeastern Nigeria have been killed in an ambush during a botched attempt to ...Rwanda accuses DR Congo of bombing its territory
Rwanda accused the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday of shelling Rwandan territory and killing a woman, saying such "provocation" could ...41 killed in major Kenyan road accident
At least 41 people have been killed and 33 others injured in a bus crash west of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police ...UN helicopters attack M23 rebels in eastern Congo
United Nations helicopters have fired on rebels fighting Congolese troops just outside the city of Goma, ratcheting up the UN\'s role in ...Two suspected Boko Haram attacks kill 24 in Nigeria
Two attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed 24 people in Nigeria\'s northeast in the latest violence believed to be in ...Trial resumes for ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai
The trial of disgraced politician Bo Xilai has resumed a day after he fiercely denied charges of bribery.Mugabe sworn in for new term as Zimbabwe president
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was sworn in on Thursday for a new five-year term in the face of criticism from opponents and ...Clashes in Central African Republic kill at least 10
A clash in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, caused dozens of casualties including 10 people killed between the Seleka ...