/News/africa/-/1066/1066/-/8y7euiz/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/South+Africa+launches+Mandela+bank+notes+/-/1066/1324918/-/oa5ed6/-/index.html South Africa launches a new line of bank notes Saturday bearing the image of its first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela on the 22nd anniversary of his release from prison. 2012-02-11T16:30:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Fresh+revolt++brewing+in+Libya+says+Gaddafi+son+++/-/1066/1324912/-/kx9xrq/-/index.html Saadi Gaddafi says a nationwide rebellion is brewing against the country’s new rulers 2012-02-11T16:23:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Acid+test+for+democracy+in+Africa/-/1066/1324900/-/1380xam/-/index.html As world attention remains riveted on the US political campaigns and their implications for the Obama presidency, many may forget that in Africa there will be major tests for democracy this year. 2012-02-11T16:18:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Malema+bracing+for+life+outside+of+ANC+/-/1066/1324322/-/e3fp9l/-/index.html Embattled youth leader Julius Malema says he is preparing for life outside the ruling ANC and possibly in prison 2012-02-10T15:07:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Law+bars+Mugabe+from+polls+/-/1066/1324320/-/qqv19n/-/index.html Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe will be barred from contesting in future polls if the draft constitution is adopted. 2012-02-10T15:07:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Ugandan+MP+to+drop+death+penalty+clause+in+anti+gay+bill/-/1066/1323914/-/s1i2ngz/-/index.html A Ugandan lawmaker behind a proposed draconian anti-gay bill that sparked an international outcry said Friday he wanted to drop clauses that would see the death penalty introduced for certain homosexual acts. 2012-02-10T06:43:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Zawahiri+says+Somalias+Shabaab+joined+Qaeda/-/1066/1323906/-/ethimb/-/index.html Somalia's Al-Shabaab fighters have joined ranks with Al-Qaeda, the terror network's chief Ayman al-Zawahiri announced 2012-02-10T06:30:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Nigerians+flee+to+Cameroon+to+escape+Islamist+violence/-/1066/1323446/-/un0f6nz/-/index.html Nigerians have fled in droves to neighbouring Cameroon to escape violence claimed by the Islamist Boko Haram group and revenge attacks by Christians. 2012-02-09T13:58:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1323420/-/13m284t/-/index.html Madagascar can now resume cattle exports after the international embargo imposed on the nation in the 1990s was lifted. 2012-02-09T13:34:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/French+envoy+in+Liberia+denies+sex+scam+claims+/-/1066/1323418/-/3frl4/-/index.html France’s ambassador to Liberia is struggling to clear his name in a sex scandal involving street girls. 2012-02-09T13:34:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/S+Sudan+signs+oil+pipeline+deal+to+Djibouti/-/1066/1323380/-/11mtrdgz/-/index.html South Sudan has signed an agreement to build an oil pipeline to the port of Djibouti via neighbouring Ethiopia, after Juba shut down its only export route via former foe Sudan. 2012-02-09T12:49:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Libya+seeks+Jordan+help+in+fighting+ex+regime+officials+/-/1066/1322962/-/10haii7z/-/index.html Libya wants Amman to help fight remnants of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's regime if found in Jordan, a government statement said on Wednesday 2012-02-08T16:13:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Egypt+accuses+NGOs+of+meddling+in+politics/-/1066/1322946/-/6vrdyp/-/index.html Egyptian judges probing alleged illegal foreign funding of non-governmental organisations accused domestic and foreign groups on Wednesday of illegally meddling in politics 2012-02-08T16:09:43Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Rights+group+slam+revived+Uganda+anti+gay+bill/-/1066/1322944/-/pwxx3j/-/index.html Gay rights activists on Wednesday condemned the reintroduction before Uganda's parliament of a bill that calls for the death penalty for certain homosexual acts 2012-02-08T16:07:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Suicide+car+bomb+kills+11+in+Somali+capital+officials+/-/1066/1322942/-/31432j/-/index.html A suicide bomber killed at least 11 people Wednesday in the war-torn Somali capital Mogadishu when he detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near the presidential palace 2012-02-08T16:04:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1322320/-/13m1i17/-/index.html Ghana’s President John Atta Mills is fighting to steady his party’s ship 2012-02-07T19:30:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Zim+VP+plea+to+have+husband+remains+exhumed+dismissed+/-/1066/1322322/-/12wp7f5z/-/index.html A Zimbabwean magistrate has dismissed an application by the country’s Vice-President Joice Mujuru 2012-02-07T18:35:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Anxiety+grips+Mali+after+soldiers+and+rebels+clash+/-/1066/1322318/-/7k0srhz/-/index.html Anxiety has gripped Mali amid contrasting positions by the government and rebels in the north following clashes that have left scores dead. 2012-02-07T18:33:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Egypt+minister+denies+firing+on+protesters/-/1066/1322010/-/bnups3/-/index.html Egypt's interior minister denied on Tuesday that police had fired birdshot at protesters in deadly clashes last week between security and demonstrators 2012-02-07T14:51:01Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Explosion+rocks+military+barracks+in+northern+Nigeria+/-/1066/1322004/-/vqvqod/-/index.html A blast rocked an area near a military barracks in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna on Tuesday but the cause of the explosion and number of casualties were not immediately clear 2012-02-07T14:48:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/South+Africas+strike+hit+Kruger+Park+to+hire+retired+rangers+/-/1066/1322000/-/p0f9d2/-/index.html South Africa's Kruger National Park is recruiting retired game rangers to replace its striking ranger force, a spokesman said Tuesday 2012-02-07T14:45:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Senegal+opposition+marches+against+Wade+third+term/-/1066/1321998/-/q6vpabz/-/index.html Thousands of Senegalese opposition supporters marched through central Dakar Tuesday to ratchet up the pressure for President Abdoulaye Wade to abandon his bid for a controversial third term in office. 2012-02-07T14:42:59Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/+Freed+Chinese+workers+flown+to+Nairobi/-/1066/1321872/-/uhc0l8z/-/index.html A group of Chinese workers "kidnapped" by rebels in southern Sudan 11 days ago have been freed and flown to Kenya, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. 2012-02-07T12:15:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/South+Sudan+limits+dollar+export+to+Uganda+Kenya/-/1066/1321812/-/9edseh/-/index.html The Central Bank of South Sudan has directed foreign exchange bureaus to effect transactions to Uganda and Kenya in the local currency 2012-02-07T09:42:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Three+Tawarga+refugees+killed+near+Tripoli+/-/1066/1321614/-/qvyveoz/-/index.html An armed group killed at least three refugees from the town of Tawarga on Monday near the Libyan capital as they tried to enter the city to hold a sit-in protest. 2012-02-06T18:00:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/1500+Malians+flee+Tuareg+conflict+to+Burkina+Faso+/-/1066/1321606/-/vupqja/-/index.html More than 1,500 Malians fleeing a Tuareg rebellion in the north and reprisal attacks in Bamako have found refuge in neighbouring Burkina Faso 2012-02-06T17:57:30Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Algerian+police+hold+Syrian+demonstrators+at+bay+/-/1066/1321600/-/1o4wvpz/-/index.html A strong police presence Monday prevented some 60 demonstrators from approaching the Syrian embassy in Algiers 2012-02-06T17:52:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Premier+opposes+blocking+of+ex+first+ladys+Malagasy+return+/-/1066/1321572/-/yif725/-/index.html The failure of Madagascar’s former first lady Lalao Ravalomanana to return home last Saturday could trigger further institutional crisis in the country. 2012-02-06T17:40:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Ravalomanana+wife+barred+from+going+home+/-/1066/1320900/-/8afrxcz/-/index.html Former Madagascar First Lady Lalao Ravalomanana is banned from boarding an Airlink flight at Oliver Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg while planning to return home on Sunday. 2012-02-05T17:03:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Al+Shabaab+describes+Turkey+as+neo+colonialist++/-/1066/1320804/-/94gp5s/-/index.html Sheikh Abdulkadir Mumin, a senior officer in Al-Shabaab criticises the role of Turkey in Somalia. 2012-02-05T15:51:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Government+in+cash+crisis+says+Kikwete++/-/1066/1320802/-/w6ixe9/-/index.html President Jakaya Kikwete says Tanzania’s government has experienced serious financial difficulties in the recent past 2012-02-05T15:49:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Cameroon+wants+Chad+oil++contract+renegotiated+/-/1066/1320798/-/119juaa/-/index.html Cameroon wants a new contract with Chad over transportation of oil. 2012-02-05T15:48:40Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Wade+guns+for+seven+more+years+/-/1066/1320794/-/sxpp4tz/-/index.html One of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade’s claims to fame is a bronze statuesque in the capital Dakar 2012-02-05T15:45:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Liberian+ministers+to+sign+performance+contracts++/-/1066/1320404/-/xlb3haz/-/index.html Government officials in Liberia are now expected to sign performance contracts. 2012-02-04T17:51:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/South+Africas+ANC+dismisses+Malema+suspension+appeal+/-/1066/1320400/-/14xyy05/-/index.html South Africa’s ruling ANC on Saturday threw out an appeal by its fiery youth league leader, Julius Malema, to overturn his suspension, but said he could argue for a lighter sentence. 2012-02-04T17:46:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Tension+grips+DR+Congo+city+amid+revolt+rumours+/-/1066/1320396/-/8budhaz/-/index.html Tension remains high in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s city of Goma after rumours of an attempted revolt went public. 2012-02-04T17:44:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Egypt+death+toll+mounts+as+clashes+enter+third+day/-/1066/1320394/-/jfokt8z/-/index.html Police fired tear gas and birdshot at protesters on Saturday in a third day of deadly clashes in Cairo, as anger at Egypt’s ruling military boiled over after 74 people died in football-related violence. 2012-02-04T17:39:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Boko+Haram+refutes+spokemans+arrest+claim+/-/1066/1319600/-/13625i/-/index.html A member of Islamist group Boko Haram confirms one of the group’s high-ranking members was arrested 2012-02-03T14:21:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/West+Africa+largest+wildlife+sanctuary+faces+extinction+/-/1066/1319598/-/13jfvsb/-/index.html Drought and lack of water is pushing thousands of wild animals out of West Africa’s largest game reserve into human settlements in Burkina Faso. 2012-02-03T14:20:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/New+clashes+as+anger+with+Egypt+military+boils+over+/-/1066/1319596/-/fadhjv/-/index.html Egyptian protesters clashed with police for a second straight day on Friday as anger against the ruling military boiled over amid fury at the deaths of 74 people in football-related violence. 2012-02-03T14:20:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Sudan+dam+protest+at+presidents+doorstep+/-/1066/1318766/-/o0jufb/-/index.html Supporters of residents displaced by a dam north of Khartoum took their long-running protest to the doorstep of Sudan's president on Thursday. 2012-02-02T15:35:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Deported+Rwandan+charged+with+planning+genocide+/-/1066/1318764/-/7rreduz/-/index.html A Rwandan sought by authorities in Kigali over the 1994 genocide and deported by Canada after a long legal battle, was Thursday charged with genocide planning 2012-02-02T15:29:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Algeria+to+hold+parliamentary+poll+by+mid+May+PM/-/1066/1318762/-/q5rcg3z/-/index.html Algeria will hold a parliamentary election in the first half of May, the first in the north African country since a wave of popular uprisings in the region 2012-02-02T15:22:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Senegals+Wade+dismisses+protests+foreign+pressure+mounts+/-/1066/1318760/-/8lw6gd/-/index.html Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade mocked protests against his bid for a third term as a "light breeze" as the opposition mulled its next move 2012-02-02T15:21:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Hague+to+visit+Kenya+in+horn+of+Africa+tour/-/1066/1318712/-/hnnk6o/-/index.html British Foreign Secretary William Hague is expected to visit Kenya on Friday after a tour of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday. 2012-02-02T13:10:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1318650/-/13lj7gx/-/index.html The economies of East African Community member states grew by more than five percent last year making the region one of fastest growing in world. 2012-02-02T11:31:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Egypt+football+violence+kills+73/-/1066/1318482/-/bk72thz/-/index.html At least 73 people were killed Wednesday in fan violence after a football match in the city of Port Said 2012-02-01T20:59:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Nigeria+arrests+suspected+Boko+Haram+spokesman/-/1066/1318454/-/g68f4xz/-/index.html Nigerian authorities have arrested a man believed to be a spokesman for Islamist group 2012-02-01T20:10:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Egypt+hit+by+string+of+armed+robberies+/-/1066/1318176/-/13aoxgxz/-/index.html Gunmen raided a money transfer company in Cairo on Wednesday, state news agency MENA reported. 2012-02-01T15:46:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Nigerians+crowd+blood+stained+church+to+mourn+attack+victims/-/1066/1318174/-/l7emr6/-/index.html Some 2,000 mourners crowded a Nigerian church still marked by blood stains Wednesday for a funeral service for victims of a Christmas day attack. 2012-02-01T15:42:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Trial+of+Gabon+former+presidential+aide+political+group/-/1066/1318172/-/rojm3/-/index.html Gabon opposition leader Mike Jocktane is being tried in reprisal for accusing his former boss of funding French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 campaign. 2012-02-01T15:40:02Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Rights+bodies+condemn+violence+by+Senegal+police/-/1066/1318170/-/8ibx0iz/-/index.html Rights group in Senegal including the local branch of Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned police violence. 2012-02-01T15:37:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Zambia+asks+Kenya+to+arrest+Banda+son+/-/1066/1317494/-/we3kx7z/-/index.html Police have received an international arrest warrant for the son of former Zambian President Rupiah Banda. 2012-01-31T16:05:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Appeal+verdict+for+jailed+Rwandan+journalists+Feb+17+/-/1066/1317428/-/12m18yv/-/index.html Rwanda's supreme court will announce its verdict on February 17 in the appeal of journalists Agnes Uwimana Nkusi and Saidati Mukakibibi 2012-01-31T15:06:45Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Fears+of+violence+as+Senegal+opposition+plans+new+protests+/-/1066/1317426/-/145gs1l/-/index.html Senegal braced for fresh protests Tuesday, stoking fears of further violence following the deaths of three people in riots 2012-01-31T15:01:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Suicide+bomber+kills+two+in+Somalia+security+official+/-/1066/1317424/-/q6rku8/-/index.html At least two people were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked the home of a senior militia commander in the central Somali town of Galkayo 2012-01-31T14:56:12Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Egypt+Bedouins+seize+25+Chinese+workers+security/-/1066/1317414/-/k7omdlz/-/index.html Egyptian Bedouins on Tuesday captured 25 Chinese workers in Sinai to demand the release of relatives detained over bombings in the peninsula 2012-01-31T14:50:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/AU+extends+mandate+of+top+executive+official/-/1066/1317194/-/ghowis/-/index.html The AU on Tuesday extended the mandate of Jean Ping, the chairman of its executive arm. 2012-01-31T06:20:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Senegal+facing+fresh+protests+against+Wade+election+bid/-/1066/1316788/-/23y95q/-/index.html Senegal's opposition rallied the nation to a fresh protest on Tuesday to force octogenarian 2012-01-30T14:36:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/South+Africa+postpones+Nigeria+terror+suspect+trial/-/1066/1316786/-/x23v82/-/index.html The man accused of masterminding two deadly bombings at Nigeria's 50th independence celebrations 2012-01-30T14:34:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Cause+of+Zimbabwe+generals+killer+blaze+unknown/-/1066/1316782/-/digl7nz/-/index.html Investigators could not find out what caused the fire that killed former Zimbabwean army chief 2012-01-30T14:33:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/AU+vote+for+new+commission+chief+ends+in+deadlock/-/1066/1316778/-/ms8nrrz/-/index.html A vote by African leaders for the head of their bloc's influential executive ended in deadlock Monday 2012-01-30T14:31:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Kibaki+holds+talks+with+UN+Chief+over+Somalia/-/1066/1316616/-/qatoefz/-/index.html President Kibaki on Sunday discussed developments in Somalia with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the African Union summit meeting in Ethiopia. 2012-01-30T10:44:57Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Senegal+opposition+to+rally+against+Wade+third+term/-/1066/1316566/-/lujxayz/-/index.html Senegal's opposition readied Monday for mass resistance to President Wade's third term bid 2012-01-30T07:35:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Sata+fires+private+secretary+over+graft+/-/1066/1316208/-/xofhw6z/-/index.html Zambia’s President Michael Sata has fired his senior private secretary, Alfred Chipoya, for alleged corruption, in a move that could send strong signals to his own ministers. 2012-01-29T16:10:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/US+newspaper+backpedals+on+Taylor+spy+claim+/-/1066/1316182/-/8u3bm5/-/index.html The publishers and editors of the Globe newspaper in Boston have retracted the story carried last week linking Charles Taylor the former Liberian president to spying for US. 2012-01-29T15:58:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Somali+radio+station+boss+shot+dead+/-/1066/1316174/-/i3qsc4/-/index.html Mr Hassan Osman Abdi alias Fantastic, 30, the Chief Editor of Shabelle Radio, a popular independent broadcaster in Mogadishu, was killed Sunday evening in the Somali capital. 2012-01-29T15:51:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Africa+leaders+must+respect+gay+rights/-/1066/1316082/-/11ktn6e/-/index.html UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in an unusually outspoken declaration on Sunday, told African leaders they must respect gay rights, an issue that is controversial in many African states. 2012-01-29T15:08:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Sudan+rebels+say+they+captured+29+Chinese+workers/-/1066/1315984/-/y953lhz/-/index.html Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan state have captured 29 Chinese workers after 2012-01-29T13:45:19Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/South+Sudan+ethnic+fighting+claims+74/-/1066/1316014/-/geg6t6/-/index.html At least 74 people were reported dead on Sunday in fresh ethnic clashes between rival communities 2012-01-29T13:42:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Benin+President+Yayi+new+African+Union+Chairman/-/1066/1315874/-/11c6i8a/-/index.html Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi was elected the African Union Chairman Sunday, taking over 2012-01-29T10:23:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Somali+radio+chief+gunned+down/-/1066/1315870/-/12mnyom/-/index.html Gunmen have killed a journalist in Somalia in unclear circumstances in one of the countries 2012-01-29T10:05:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/1315848/-/13lh62o/-/index.html African Union leaders on Sunday opened a two-day summit meeting for the 54-member bloc 2012-01-29T08:26:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/AU+opens+Sh17+billion+headquarters+/-/1066/1315668/-/141dtaaz/-/index.html The African Union on Saturday inaugurated its new high-rise headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, built and donated by China at a cost of Sh17 billion ($200m). 2012-01-28T16:37:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/S+Sudan+shuts+240+oil+wells+over+theft+claims+/-/1066/1315666/-/pvr7am/-/index.html South Sudan has closed another 242 oil wells as the government announced it had unearthed a theft syndicate involving more than 40,000 barrels per day. 2012-01-28T16:34:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Senegal+police+on+guard+after+night+of+riots/-/1066/1315656/-/8r5ajbz/-/index.html Riot police cordoned off streets in Dakar on Saturday after a night of violent riots that erupted when a court cleared octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a third term and protesters vowed to force him from power. 2012-01-28T16:22:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Riots+in+Senegal+as+Wade+cleared+for+third+term+bid/-/1066/1315398/-/133490r/-/index.html Riots erupted in Dakar Friday night, leaving a policeman dead, as angry protesters took to 2012-01-28T07:33:35Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Senegal+changes+tune+on+rallies/-/1066/1315206/-/v19gat/-/index.html Senegalese opposition leaders celebrated on Friday over the latest government decision to lift the five-day ban 2012-01-27T15:20:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Cairo+protesters+demand+change+/-/1066/1315204/-/ghd5tf/-/index.html Protesters marched to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to join thousands there demanding democratic change 2012-01-27T15:20:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/Presidents+meet+over+Sudan+oil+row+/-/1066/1315198/-/w7mqx2z/-/index.html Sudan and South Sudan's presidents met for talks Friday hosted by an East African peace bloc 2012-01-27T15:17:22Z