Flags not veils as Cairo celebrates African glory
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Girls wearing the Egyptian flag instead of the veil danced among tens of thousands in the streets of Cairo on Sunday night after their national team won a record-breaking sixth African Nations Cup.
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The international diplomatic enthusiasm for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking that erupted after the death of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has apparently not filtered down to the streets of Bethlehem.
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Defending champions Egypt continued their African Nations Cup title defence by beating neighbours Sudan 3-0 in Group C here on Saturday.
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Thousands of Egyptian football fans fill the streets after Egypt's victory in the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Egypt has refused to allow Portugal to feature its ancient Pyramids of Giza on postage stamps the European country wants to issue coinciding with a global contest to name the seven new wonders of the world.
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Africa may be seen by the rest of the world as a continent dogged by war and poverty, but Africans themselves are fiercely proud of their homeland, a survey conducted by British broadcaster the BBC showed on Monday.
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While political protests blight Kenya,  Ghana will polish its image as a tourism and investment  destination when it hosts the 2008 African Nations Cup soccer  finals starting on Sunday.
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Ghana celebrates 50 years of independence, a move that sparked similar changes across Africa.
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Zambia celebrated its 40th anniversary of independence from British rule Sunday with great pomp and splendor, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the Freedom Statue and a military parade.
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While political protests blight Kenya, Ghana will polish its image as a tourism and investment destination when it hosts the 2008 African Nations Cup soccer finals starting on Sunday.
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An Egyptian court has ruled that universities can't bar Islamic face-coverings. But that's unlikely to stop the headdress attracting unwelcome attention on the streets of Cairo.
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Celebrations were held throughout Paris Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the city's liberation from Nazi occupation, the BBC reported.
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As the year winds down and well-heeled Gautengers, Mpumalangans and Vrystaters trek south to that glorious part of our country called Plett for their perennial dipping-of-toes-into-ocean ritual, other Africans also have reasons to celebrate and enjoy life
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Tunisia made sure the first round of the World Cup wasn&#039;t a total loss for Africa.
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Hundreds of Egyptians defy a ban on public protests to call for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 23-year rule.
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Egypt, who have defied predictions and proved themselves worthy defending African Nations Cup champions, are confident of retaining the title against Cameroon on Sunday.
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Britain honored Nelson Mandela on Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of South Africa's first black president alongside those of statesmen such as Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.