JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday for treatment for a "long-standing abdominal complaint", the government said.

PARIS: France said Monday it had recalled its ambassador to Rwanda after authorities in Kigali refused to accept the appointment of Paris's choice of a new envoy.

UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the political agreement reached by Somalis at a national constitutional conference, saying the accord sets out clear steps...

MOGADISHU: The Shebab rebel movement claimed responsibility for a car bomb which exploded at a major police building in Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu Friday, wounding a police...

TRIPOLI: Amnesty International said on Thursday armed militias in Libya commit widespread human rights abuses, creating instability and obstructing efforts to rebuild the country.

ABUJA: Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has asked parliament to approve $7.9 billion in loans to fund pipeline projects between 2012-2014 to develop Africa's largest energy industry.