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Africa

Egypt army beat, tortured protesters: rights group

CAIRO - Egyptian soldiers beat and tortured protesters they had arrested at a demonstration near the Defence Ministry this month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday, citing victims and lawyers.

Africa

US agriculture companies set millions for Africa

UNITED STATES- A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural projects and products, the companies said on Friday.

Africa

Is Zuma home and dry after Malema’s expulsion?

SOUTH AFRICA-South Africa’s ruling African National Congress may have expelled the rubble-rousing youth league president, Julius Malema, but challenges still remain for President Jacob Zuma, who is seeking a second term in a race that he is considered the frontrunner.

Africa

Mali coup leader backs transition president

BAMAKO- Mali's caretaker president Dioncounda Traore will have his mandate extended beyond a 40-day period expiring Monday after the soldier who led Mali's March 22 coup agreed to drop his objections to the move.

Africa

Bashir says wants peace with S.Sudan but security comes first

KHARTOUM- Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said Sudan wants a lasting peace with South Sudan but Juba needs to end support for rebels in Sudan's border land, state news agency SUNA said on Saturday.

Africa

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya: brother

TRIPOLI- The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people has died, his brother said on Sunday. He was 59.

Africa

ANALYSIS: Post-war Ivory Coast nurtures second "miracle"

ABIDJAN- From his lagoon-side allotment in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, Moussa Yanda has a ringside seat to watch the foundations of a $290-million toll bridge slowly rise up from the shore.

Africa

UN imposes travel ban on Guinea-Bissau coup leaders

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council on Friday imposed a travel ban on five leaders of an April 12 military coup in Guinea-Bissau and threatened an arms embargo and financial sanctions if the tiny West African coastal state does not return to civilian rule.

Africa

US calls on Mali coup leader to step aside

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department on Friday called on the officer who led a military coup in Mali in March to step aside and allow for the full return to civilian rule.

Africa

EU observers: Algeria vote a step towards reform

ALGIERS - European Union observers gave a qualified endorsement on Saturday to an Algerian parliamentary election which handed victory to the ruling party, bucking the trend of the "Arab Spring" revolts.