As United Nations-sanctioned strikes continued through a second day, a missle struck the compound of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. Read more »
Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi on Sunday vowed to triumph over international forces who struck at Libyan air defenses overnight, calling them "backwards Berbers" in league with the ... Read more »
African politicians should be held accountable for their actions by their peers, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said. He hoped events in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya would see ... Read more »
The Algerian authorities should rescind a 2001 decree denying people the right to assemble peacefully, say Human Rights Watch. Read more »
African countries at the United Nations have stepped up to support the protection of civilians by the imposition of a no-fly zone to protect them from being attacked from the air ... Read more »
The United Nations Security Council has authorized a no-fly zone over Libyan airspace, except for humanitarian flights, and approved the use of force to protect civilians from ... Read more »
As Egypt braces for Saturday's vote on constitutional amendments in its first referendum since the revolution, U.S. lawmakers are seeking to introduce laws that seeks to stimulate ... Read more »
Rural Moroccans are expected to benefit from a new scheme worth nearly U.S.$40 million that aims to boost the production of olives, almonds, honey and red meat. Read more »
Benghazi, Libya's second largest city and seat of the opposition Libyan National Council, is bracing for the fall-out from fighting in Brega, 200 kms away Read more »
The Arab League backs a no-fly zone over Libya, while the African Union has rejected foreign military intervention and is sending a panel of five heads of state to Libya "to help ... Read more »
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