"Niger Struggles to Find Hunger Solutions"

Floods leave 20,000 homeless in Central African Republic
BANGUI (AFX) - Floods caused by days of heavy rain have left up to 20,000 homeless after their houses collapsed in the capital of the Central African Republic, local Red Cross acting secretary general Alphonse Zarambaud told the state radio.

Cape Verde police seize over 10 kg of cocaine
Praia, 08/10 - Cape Verdean police officers last weekend arrested two Nigerians with 10 kg of cocaine as they prepared to board a passenger plane at the Amilcar Cabral International Airport on Sal Island.

We're on the high road, says Mbeki
South Africa's economy is firmly on track towards a sustainable higher growth path that will generate the wealth needed to defeat poverty and underdevelopment ...

Somalis crave for peace after 14 years of anarchy

Plagues spawn a continent in crisis
A range of similar problems in more than a dozen African countries - including poor governance, failed agricultural production, AIDS, drought, and last year's locust plague - has combined to create the continent's worst famine in decades.

Killer Hib virtually wiped out in Africa
A pioneering vaccination programme for children has virtually wiped out a killer bug in the Gambia - and could save hundreds of thousands of young lives across Africa.

Take-off delayed for stranded holidaymakers
Thousands of holidaymakers are facing scenes of chaos at Heathrow Airport after British Airways was forced to cancel all flights until 8pm tonight amid a wildcat strike by baggage handlers.

Niger Struggles to Find Hunger Solutions

African news goes live
Johannesburg - African News Dimension (AND) has announced that September 1 will see the dawning of a network to make Africa's breaking news and financial information available to the rest of the world.