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| Thursday 6th of July 2006 / Africa |
| South African granny, 132, may be world's oldest
Johannesburg, July 6 (Xinhua) At 132 years of age, South African granny Moloko Temo may be the world's oldest citizen, though her name has not appeared in the Guinness World Records.
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| Wednesday 5th of July 2006 / Africa |
| Leading South African Indian passes away
Johannesburg, July 5 (IANS) Pundit Tulsiram Satyanand, a leading member of the South African Indian community, has passed away after a short illness in Durban. He was 77.
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| Tuesday 4th of July 2006 / Africa |
| Kenyan beaten to death for ridiculing Brazil fans
Nairobi, July 4 (Xinhua) A 21-year-old man was beaten to death in western Kenya for ridiculing the Brazilian football team after the title holders were bundled out in the World Cup quarterfinals.
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| Shashi Tharoor charms African leaders
Banjul/Addis Ababa, July 4 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of UN secretary-general, impressed leaders at the just-concluded African Union summit by promising to focus on issues related to the continent, if elected.
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| Shashi Tharoor wows African leaders
Banjul/Addis Ababa, July 4 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of UN secretary-general, kicked off his campaign roadshow with a charm offensive at the recently concluded African Union summit at Banjul in Gambia.
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| Monday 3rd of July 2006 / Africa |
| African Union summit draws to a close
Banjul, July 3 (Xinhua) The seventh African Union (AU) summit came to a close in the Gambian capital with members welcoming the launch of an African court on human rights and agreeing on other key issues.
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| Sunday 2nd of July 2006 / Africa |
| African Union summit opens in Gambia
Banjul (Gambia), July 2 (Xinhua) Top leaders from African states convened in this West African country to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the continent at the seventh African Union summit.
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| Wednesday 21st of June 2006 / Africa |
| Djibouti joins India-assisted Pan-African Network
Addis Ababa, June 21 (IANS) Djibouti became the 11th country Wednesday to sign the ambitious India-assisted Pan-African Network (PAN) that aims to bridge the digital divide and dispense tele-education and tele-medicine to 53 countries of the African Unio |
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| Friday 16th of June 2006 / Africa |
| Indian origin cop alleges discrimination
Johannesburg, June 16 (IANS) An Indian origin police officer in South Africa has alleged that he has been sidelined and discriminated against as he has been confined to a wheelchair for three years now.
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| Wednesday 7th of June 2006 / Africa |
| 100 killed in Congo ferry fire
Kinshasa (Congo)/Nairobi, June 7 (DPA) Up to 100 people were presumed dead following a fire on a ferry on the Congolese side of Lake Tanganyika in central Africa, reports said Wednesday.
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| Sunday 4th of June 2006 / Africa |
| Nigerian oil workers released amid confusion
Eight foreign oil workers kidnapped from an oil rig off the coast of Nigeria have been released by their captors, according to local police. |
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| Friday 2nd of June 2006 / Africa |
| Oil rig workers kidnapped in Nigeria
Eight foreign workers on an oil rig off the coast of Nigeria have been kidnapped, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| China, India seen as role models for Africa
Cape Town, June 2 (Xinhua) China and India are in the process of reconfiguring the global economy, which is believed to offer extraordinary opportunities as well as markets and technology to sub-Saharan Africa, said participants at the ongoing World Econ |
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| Tuesday 30th of May 2006 / Africa |
| 30 killed in Nigeria traffic accident
Lagos, May 30 (Xinhua) At least 30 people are feared killed in a multi-vehicle traffic accident on the Ife-Ibadan expressway in southwest Nigeria, a road safety official said Tuesday.
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| Monday 29th of May 2006 / Africa |
| 7 Nepali soldiers taken hostage in Congo
Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) Seven Nepali soldiers, taking part in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Congo, were taken hostage and another was killed by rebels Sunday, the Nepal Army said Monday.
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