"Zimbabwe clears IMF debt"

Zimbabwe clears IMF debt
ZIMBABWE has cleared its major debt arrears with the IMF, which it expects will to avert expulsion from the fund and unlock new foreign aid for its ailing economy.

Harare court dismisses Tsvangirai appeal
Harare - Zimbabwe's Supreme Court rejected a request on Tuesday by the main opposition leader to hear his challenge to President Robert Mugabe's 2002 poll victory and to set aside a lower court ruling dismissing part of the case, a lawyer said.

Egypt answers Zambia's SOS
The Egyptian government has donated 153 metric tonnes of relief mealie meal, worth K340 million, to Zambia.

U.N. rushing aid to Sahrawi refugees
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Tents, blankets and other emergency aid are being rushed to refugee camps in the Algerian Sahara that were hit by rare torrential rains, causing severe flooding, the U.N. refugee agency said.

Three reported killed in Uganda protest

Rwanda, Uganda must help end Congo plundering -UN

Terror suspect to be extradited to Spain
A man who experts say has the mental age of an eight-year-old can be extradited to Spain to face terrorism charges, the high court ruled today.

China, Togo eye on increased trade ties
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhuanet) - China and Togo agreed to further expand trade ties during the Togolese president Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe's first China tour since he assumed presidency last May.

Tanzania calls for aid as food reserves dip
Dodoma - Tanzania on Monday appealed for 100 000 tons of relief food to help nearly four million people threatened by famine in the wake of a scorching drought that is ravaging several East African nations.

Swaziland : Valentine horror!
Valentine's Day turned out to be a nightmare for mother and daughter at Fairview as they watched helplessly as a police officer was stabbed once in the chest while trying to effect an arrest yesterday morning.

Sudan withdraws controversial presidental decrees

South Africa offers tax amnesty for small business

Somalia drought could soon turn deadly
The worst drought to hit Somalia in a decade could soon begin claiming lives in the Horn of Africa nation, the international Red Cross warned on Wednesday.

Kabbah to face Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Mr. Frederick Carew, yesterday made an appearance before the Trial Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone to argue against the issuance of a subpoena warranting H.E. the President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah to appear before the Court to testify in the ongoing trial of Chief Sam Hinga Norman, Moinina Fofanah and Allieu Kondewa. The subpoena obliging the President to appear before the Court made it clear that the President does has factually valuable and indispensable information to assist the court with, and that in the drive to dispense justice as desired the court should not be deprived to such evidence.

Sao Tome and Principe bans poultry import from Nigeria
The government of Sao Tome and Principe has banned the import of poultry and other animal products from Nigeria due to the outbreak of bird flu in its Gulf of Guinea neighbor.

Norway takes Rwanda genocide case
Norway has agreed to become the first country outside Africa to try a Rwandan genocide suspect.

Nigeria bans backyard poultry in Abuja

Prime Minister says no bird flu in Niger
Niamey, Niger, 15/02 - Niger`s Prime Minister Hama Amadou, said Tuesday no bird flu case had been reported in the country which shares a long border with Nigeria where the disease had been reported.

Mozambique sacks 20 administration officials for illegal land sales
Maputo, Mozambique, 02/14 - Twenty officials employed by the Municipal Council of Mozambique`s southern Matola city were sacked last year for involvement in illegal sales of plots of land, national news agency, AIM reported Monday.

Indian currency may be used in Mauritius by tourists
India and Mauritius are looking at whether the Indian rupee can be used by tourists visiting the island, national daily, the Hindu quoted on Wednesday, Mauritius Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications Charles Gaetan Xavier Luc Duval as saying.

Assassin spiders flourishing in Madagascar

Liberia's former exiles dominate new Cabinet
Liberian politicians who fled into exile as a bitter war raged in the West African country are set to dominate the country's first post-war Cabinet, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's appointments have shown.