Comoros ousts army chief of staff

The Comoros army's chief of staff has been replaced following a judge's ruling that he be charged in connection with the case of a murdered colonel, the interior and defence minister said Tuesday.

Comoro's army chief sacked, under house arrest

The Comoros Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday night that the chief of general staff of the National Development Army (AND), general Salimou Mohamed Amiri, was sacked and placed under house arrest.

AFCON 2012 Qualifiers Preview: Some Important Fixtures

Both teams from Group H will lock horns in Benin’s capital Cotonou with a true mission of obtaining some advantage capable of creating some guarantee for the rest of the competition ahead of a jam against Rwanda and group’s heavyweights Cote D’Ivoire.

African Nations Cup qualifying fixtures

African Nations Cup qualifying group fixtures (kick off times GMT):

Rafat Ali Returns From the Wilderness

He's done with isolation and gone back to blogging, this time about travel guides.

U.S. sees rebel "tension" on foreign militant role

Foreign militants do not enjoy universal acceptance in Somalia's al-Shabaab but outside powers will find it hard to use their presence to divide and weaken the hardline Islamist insurgency, a U.S. military official said.

Ghana lead Nations Cup hopefuls into battle

World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana lead 42 hopefuls when the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying campaign kicks off this weekend.

Yemenia Airways denies French Air Austral's accusation over alleged possible collision: report

The Yemenia Airways denied French company Air Austral's accusation over the alleged possible collision between a Boeing of the Air Austral and a Airbus of Yemenia, which was narrowly averted in the skies over Madagascar last week, Yemen's state media reported on Wednesday.

EU approves first slice of 2010 crisis aid to developing states

Brussels - The European Union's executive on Thursday approved the first slice of a 264-million-euro (337-million-dollar) aid package designed to help poor African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states weather the economic crisis this year.

US sees rebel tension on foreign militant role

LONDON - Foreign militants do not enjoy universal acceptance in Somalia’s al-Shabaab but outside powers will find it hard to use their presence to divide and weaken the hard-line Islamist insurgency, a U.S. military official said.