While the Western world reportedly believes the election results are "a step in the right direction", the country's opposition thinks the ruling party rigged the polls. Read more »

In a recent meeting between the UN refugee agency, Polisario, Algeria and Morocco a decision was taken to introduce a new activity using the internet to allow refugees to reconnect ... Read more »

The speaker of the National Assembly has lamented the death of a reporter and technician working for the Public Television of Angola in a plane crash. Read more »

The leaders of the Mozambican students on strike in Algeria have now lost their scholarships and will be obliged to return to Mozambique immediately, according to Education ... Read more »

The UN is calling for more funding to help the nearly 130,000 people who have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali. Read more »

The former ruling family have apparently scattered in several directions. Libya's opposition fighters are seeking the return from Algeria of Muammar al-Gaddafi's wife and three ... Read more »

Muammar Gaddafi is still in Libya, his media mouthpiece said on Wednesday, as his henchmen sought refuge in Niger and opposition fighters moved in against the last of his forces. Read more »

African nations are divided over whether to recognize Libya's Transitional National Council, and the African Union's Peace and Security Council says governments which have taken ... Read more »

While the Arab countries might be satisfied with the outcome of this G8 summit, commitments to Africa did not go much further than well-intentioned words. Read more »

The Algerian authorities should rescind a 2001 decree denying people the right to assemble peacefully, say Human Rights Watch. Read more »