Kampala — Thousands of soccer fans lined up along streets to have a view of the Fifa World Cup trophy on its first appearance in DR Congo and Congo Brazzaville over the weekend. In both countries, fans staged traditional...
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Equatorial Guinea - a violent land of coups, petrodollar wealth and killer poverty - is holding a presidential election Sunday that its leader of 30 years says he will win by more than the 97 percent garnered in the last widely...
Somali´s national team may be starting the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup, which gets underway here Saturday, as underdogs but the players will be feeling at home away from home. NAIROBI (AFP) - Somali's national...
HOUSTON (AP) - Cobalt International Energy Inc., an oil exploration and production company, said Friday it is seeking to raise about $955 million in an initial public offering in the next month. The Houston company said in its...
Poor farmers in Niger, Chad and northeastern Mali will likely need food aid until the early harvests of August. Scott Stearns | Dakar 27 November 2009 The United Nations says poor rains in Africa's Sahelian region mean harvests...