Cesc Fabregas signs for Chelsea
Chelsea have completed the signing of Barcelona midfielder and former Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas. Jose Mourinho's side are believed to h...
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SPECIAL REPORT - Sierra Leone's Unemployed Youth Wallow In Drugs
The air is heavy with the smell of marijuana as Gibrilla (23) expertly rolls a large joint at the Members of Blood (M.O.B) gang base in a po...
Central African Rebels Capture More Towns Ahead Of Talks
Central African Republic rebels captured two more towns overnight, just days before talks were due to open on the crisis in the impoverished...
Zimbabwe Delays Voter Registration After Cash Fails To Appear
Zimbabwe delayed registering voters before an election expected this year because the Treasury has yet to disburse the required money, Joyce...
South Africa - "No Update On Nelson Mandela Condition' - Presidency
South Africa's presidency says it has no updates on the condition of former leader Nelson Mandela, who is convalescing at home after a h...
Africa Image Harming Aid Effort, Says Charity Oxfam
A negative image of Africa in the UK is harming efforts to raise food aid in the continent, charity Oxfam has said. It found that three out ...
South Sudan Army Clash With Prophet's Militia, 24 Killed
ighting between South Sudan's army and a militia led by a self-proclaimed prophet killed 24 people in an eastern region where France...
UN Says More Than 125 Rapes During DR Congo Army Retreat
More than 125 women were raped as Democratic Republic of Congo troops pulled back from a rebel offensive last month, according to a UN inves...
Argentine Warship Libertad Freed From Ghana
Argentine warship Libertad will head home after it was seized in Ghana for more than two months, officials said. The ship is expected to rea...
US Eyes United Nations Deal On Mali Force This Week
The United States hopes to reach a deal with France at the United Nations this week paving the way to an African-led force to battle Islamis...
EU To Train Mali Army To Fight Northern Militants
The European Union approved plans on Monday to send some 250 trainers to Mali to help the army defeat Islamists who have taken over the coun...
Missing Eritrean Soccer Players Seek Asylum In Uganda
Eritrean soccer players who disappeared from their hotel in Uganda over the weekend have sought asylum in the east African country, a senior...
UEFA Thinking About Doubling Size Of Champions League
European football's governing body UEFA is thinking about ditching the Europa League and doubling the size of the Champions League. It w...
Kenyans Seek Ruling On Presidential Hopefuls
Kenyan activists submitted a fresh appeal Monday petitioning for a court ruling on the eligibility of two presidential running mates charged...
British Prince William And Wife Kate Expecting A Baby
Termed as the most anticipated pregnancy since the Princess Diana's, British Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are exp...
Congo Army Returns To Goma As M23 Demand Negotiations
Congolese troops returned to the key city of Goma on Monday after M23 rebels withdrew during the weekend under a regionally brokered deal. B...
Sports - India Scrambles To Avoid Olympic Ban
India's sports chiefs began last-ditch efforts to prevent the country from being suspended from the Olympic movement, but stuck to their...
Rights Groups Fear Zimbabwe Pre-Election Crackdown
Rights groups voiced fears Monday that the Zimbabwean authorities would launch a crackdown on rights activists ahead of a referendum and ele...
U.S. Sends Top Africa Diplomat For Congo Peace Talks
White House and State Department officials confirmed that the Obama administration has dispatched the top U.S. diplomat for Africa, Johnny C...
French Hostage In Mali Appeals For Help From Paris
A French man kidnapped by Islamist rebels last week in southwest Mali said he blamed France's foreign policy for his abduction and urged...
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