Two-time European champion long distance runner Mo Farah of England and 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha of Kenya Friday joined the growing list of star athletes skipping the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO -- Egypt has canceled a visit by Iran's foreign minister to protest comments in which he accused Arab leaders of betrayal for attending the new round of Mideast peace...

NAIROBI, 3 September 2010 (IRIN) - Food security in many parts of Southern Sudan is set to improve after good rains, according to recent crop and precipitation assessments. Some 2.4 million people...

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki had accused Arab leaders of 'betraying their nations' for attending relaunch of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in...

Nairobi - Kenya on Friday signed an agreement allowing the International Criminal Court to open a local office - one week after the court's top target, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, visited the...

If a referendum on South Sudan's independence ends with a vote for secession from Sudan, internal clan rivalries could complicate the transition to...

Rulerâ??s Representative in the Western Region Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received at his Nakheel Palace on Thursday evening, Field Marshal Abd Al Rahman Muhammad Siwar Al Dhahab, the...

KHARTOUM, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Armed men attacked villages in a rebel-held area of Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region on Thursday and Friday, leaving dozens dead, the rebels said. Officials from aid...

. Balala With Sudan President promulgation ceremony of Kenyaâ??s new constitution . NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Tourism Minister Najib Balala [left] talks with Sudan Pre-sident Omar al-Bashir [front right]...

UNAMID conducted several focus group discussions and interviews with key stakeholders as part of the 10-year impact study on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000). The...

NAIROBI: Southern Sudanâ??s parliament may vote to secede from the Khartoum-based north if an independence reference scheduled for January is delayed, a former top Southern Sudan official said on...

(KHARTOUM) â?? The Sudanese government has sacked the head of Sudanâ??s Kober prison for allegations of negligence which led to the escape of four men convicted and sentenced to death for killing a...

September 2nd, 2010 (BENTIU) - Local authorities in Unity State have enacted a law banning the sale of treated mosquito nets in all local markets, says the stateâ??s health minister. Mrs. Deborah...

(KHARTOUM) â?? The Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) responded to a report by the Washington Post on cooperation with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) by saying...

KHARTOUM (AFP) – A Darfur rebel group said on Friday that the Sudanese army had launched a major offensive against territory under its control killing 74 people, most of them civilians. An...

People have been using antibiotics for nearly 2,000 years, suggests a new study, which found large doses of tetracycline embedded in the bones of ancient African mummies. What's more, they probably...

Nairobi - Kenya is allowing the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country. The court's prosecutor is investigating top Kenyan leaders and business people for their roles in...

Iran's foreign minister to protest comments in which he accused Arab leaders of betrayal for attending the new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki...

N AIROBI, Kenya — Kenya on Friday allowed the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country, a development that comes after Kenya’s commitment to the court came into...

Kenya Commercial Bank has launched an on-line payment solution targeting the tourism sector as e-commerce takes root in the country. The solution will speed up and make reservation and management of...

A Bill seeking to clamp down on organised crime received Presidential assent this week, moving Kenya closer towards effectively prosecuting the rising cases of syndicated crime. President Kibaki...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya is allowing the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country. The court's prosecutor is investigating top Kenyan leaders and business people for their...

PanARMENIAN.Net - Last week, a letter signed by 80 organizations, including the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly), was sent to President Obama regarding the future direction of U.S.-Sudan...

NAIROBI, KenyaA former top Southern Sudan official says the south's parliament may vote to secede from the Khartoum-based north if an independence referendum scheduled for January is delayed.John...

Kenya (AP) — Kenya is allowing the International Criminal Court to open an office in the country. The court's prosecutor is investigating top Kenyan leaders and business people for their roles...

press release Over the period of 29 August to 1 September, UNAMID conducted several focus group discussions and interviews with key stakeholders as part of the 10-year impact study on the...

press release Khartoum — The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, met yesterday in Khartoum with the World...

The Kenyan government on Thursday appealed to Middle East and Asian countries to assist the East African nation with the implementation of the new constitution which was promulgated last week....

ICC official who is currently in the country said she was seeking an agreement with Kenya's government to ensure the court's staff operating from here would operate 'freely and...

CAIRO, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - As Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood gears up to contest November parliamentary elections, some analysts note the relatively few gains made by the Brotherhood- led opposition...

The Russian embassy in Sudanese capital Khartoum announced Wednesday that the three Russian pilots who were freed by kidnappers in Sudan's west region of Darfur had arrived in Khartoum. 'The Russian...

An HIV-positive man accused of endangering five women's lives with unprotected sex wants to be allowed to leave Australia to visit his sick mother in Sudan.John Choul Chan, 40, of Findon, was in the...

(KHARTOUM) â?? The referendum commission has today announced its pick for the post of the secretary general after a prolonged standoff between the ruling National Congress party (NCP) and the Sudan...

(RENK) - Some 89,000 people have so far been affected by the floods which swamped south Sudanâ??s state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal over the past month, according to an ongoing assessment carried out...

'The launch is testimony to the commitment of the government of southern Sudan and the SPLA to accelerate the establishment of an environment where the rights of all the children are respected,' said...

CAIRO — The bearded young cleric yells at a young woman for lifting her traditional veil from her face while speaking to him on the street, and rants against Egyptians who adopt Western...

editorial Nairobi — There are many misconceptions about the ramifications of the presidential assent to the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill.It is necessary that the authorities explain in detail...

editorial Nairobi — By vetoing the proposed price control laws, President Kibaki has taken a decision that must be viewed in its proper context rather than as providing the platform for a...

Nairobi — Some 396 victims of the 2007 election violence have formally given information to The Hague. The International Criminal Court (ICC) also revealed that it is protecting an unspecified...