African News

A boat carrying passengers and goods has capsized on a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing about 140 people, officials say.

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.

Ex-President Moi is told to respect his successor Mwai Kibaki, as campaigning heats up ahead of next week's referendum.

Financial regulators in Nigeria are to bring charges against a list of people they accuse of illegally manipulating the stock market.

Unions representing South African public sector workers say the government has seven days to make a deal to stop a planned strike.

The UN declares that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, in a non-binding resolution.

Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett accuses President Robert Mugabe of being the front for by a military junta.

Four white South Africans plead guilty to humiliating five black workers at a university after a video of the incident was posted on the internet.

Two German aid workers kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region are freed unharmed after five weeks in captivity, officials say.