December 10, 2015 Egyptian President Mubarak Names Vice President for First Time State television reports Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has named a vice president for the first time since coming to power 30 years ago, choosing his intelligence chief and close confidant Omar Suleiman.
December 10, 2015 2,000 miners rally over Amplats job cuts Around 2,000 mineworkers converged at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa's restive platinum belt on Tuesday over plans by the world's top producer to cut 6,900 jobs amid unrest in the sector.
December 10, 2015 Three army, police officers killed in Libya's Benghazi Three army and police officers died in separate attacks in Benghazi Sunday, the latest in a string of attacks against security forces in Libya's second city, a security official said.
December 10, 2015 U.S. Relaxes Terror Rules to Speed Aid to Somalia The Obama administration sought to assure aid groups Tuesday that they can deliver desperately needed food to famine-stricken parts of Somalia without fear of prosecution, even if some assistance is diverted to al-Qaida linked extremists blamed for helping deliver hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of starvation.
December 10, 2015 Ethiopia's longtime ruler Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dead at 57 Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the East African nation's longtime ruler, has died.
December 10, 2015 Sweet Cosafa Cup revenge for Mauritius Mauritius outclassed 10-man Seychelles 4-0 Wednesday to exact revenge for the darkest day of their football history.
December 10, 2015 Mali to sign deal with Tuareg rebels Bamako will sign a deal with Tuareg rebels on Tuesday that is expected to pave the way for nationwide polls next month, a Mali government envoy told AFP.
December 10, 2015 Ballet company bids to woo Africa It may still have a small following, but one dance company is determined to bring ballet, with its roots in the Italian Renaissance, to urban South Africa.
December 10, 2015 Brotherhood says a leader's daughter killed in Cairo The teenage daughter of a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader was reported killed Wednesday as police cracked down on a Cairo camp set up by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
December 10, 2015 Madagascar sets October 25 presidential poll date Madagascar will hold a much-delayed presidential election on October 25, organisers said Thursday, in a vote designed to end a deep political crisis prompted by a coup four years ago.
