Africa News

TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libya sentenced two Swiss businessmen to 16 months in prison and a fine on Tuesday, an official told AFP, in a row stemming from the arrest in Geneva last year of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's son. Full Story »

CAIRO (AFP) - Princess Ferial, the daughter of Egypt's last king, was buried in a Cairo mosque on Tuesday after a low-key funeral attended by her relatives. Full Story »

TRIPOLI, Libya - A Libyan court convicted on Tuesday two Swiss businessmen of violating residency and labor laws and sentenced them to 16 months in jail with a $1,500 fine, a Libyan official said. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Michael Vaughan, the former England captain says Kevin Pietersen knows what he needs to do to shut-up his critics among the crowds in South Africa - score hundreds. Full Story »

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan needs to redouble efforts to register voters ahead of its first elections in 24 years, international observers have said, amid denunciations of "irregularities" and even calls for a boycott. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A former Rwandan bank director was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in prison by a Belgian court which found him guilty of war crimes including murder, attempted murder and rape during the 1994 genocide. Full Story »

NAIROBI, Kenya - International naval forces will never be able to completely secure the vast area of ocean where Somali pirates are hijacking ships off East Africa, the commander of the EU Naval Force's counter-piracy efforts said Tuesday. Full Story »

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libya says 2 Swiss businessmen convicted of violating visa rules and sentenced to 16 months. Full Story »

PRETORIA (AFP) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday unveiled a dramatic expansion in treatment for pregnant women and babies with HIV, sealing a turnaround in the AIDS fight in the world's worst-affected country. Full Story »

PRETORIA (AFP) - Calls for an end to discrimination against sufferers rang out on World AIDS Day on Tuesday as South Africa -- the country worst affected by the pandemic -- rolled out a new plan to beat the virus. Full Story »

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Discontented young Sudanese are campaigning for change in what will be for many the first multi-party elections in their lifetime, urging the opposition to unite against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. Full Story »

ABUJA (AFP) - The impacts of climate change on Nigeria could be dire for the economy and ecology, and this could lead to civil unrest, Environment Minister John Odey warned on Tuesday in Abuja. Full Story »

DAKAR (AFP) - Kidnapping has become a lucrative business for Al-Qaeda's north African branch, experts said Tuesday after a French national and three Spaniards were abducted in the Sahel within days of each other. Full Story »

PRETORIA, South Africa - South Africa will treat all HIV-positive babies and expand testing, the president announced Tuesday, a dramatic and eagerly awaited shift in a country that has more people living with HIV than any other. Full Story »

PRETORIA (AFP) - South Africa will provide treatment to all babies who test positive for HIV, President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday, announcing an expansion of AIDS care for mothers and children. Full Story »

HARARE (AFP) - A new team of South African mediators have held their first talks with Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in a fresh bid to ease tensions within the strained unity government, state media reported Tuesday. Full Story »

Johannesburg - South African President Jacob Zuma, during his World AIDS Day speech, announced that South Africa would provide treatment for all HIV-positive children, a dramatic step forward for a country with the world's highest rate of people diagnosed as HIV positive. Full Story »

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - Despite huge natural resources and vast tracts of arable land, Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa?s second largest economy and the continent's most populous nation, largely relies on imports. Full Story »