• West Brom 5-5 Man Utd
  
  DR Congo and WBA's Youssouf Mulumbu helps deny Sir Alex Ferguson a victory in his final game in charge of Man United.
  BBC News.  Sun, 19 May 2013 17:48:01 GMT.
• St George, Mazembe win in Confed Cup
  
  Ethiopia's Saint George and DR Congo's TP Mazembe both win to take control of their Confederation Cup play-off ties.
  BBC News.  Sun, 19 May 2013 15:34:33 GMT.
• Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
  
  Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands.
  Miami Herald.  Sun, 19 May 2013 12:21 EDT.
• Egyptian Police Block Israel Border Crossing in Fury at Kidnapping
  
  Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday, security sources said. ...
  Voice of America.  Sun, 19 May 2013 09:31:00 -0400.
• African Mines: A Potential Source of Funds for Infrastructure
  
  In sub-Saharan Africa, many economies are growing briskly, thanks to the continent’s abundant natural resources and global commodities boom. ...
  Voice of America.  Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:49 -0400.
• Zim lecturer jailed for labelling Mugabe 'rotten old donkey'
  
  A lecturer at a university in Zimbabwe has been jailed for three months for calling President Robert Mugabe "a rotten old donkey," say lawyers.
  Mail & Guardian.  Sat, 18 May 2013 14:42:00 +0200.
• Africa: At AU Summit, Kerry Should Speak Out for a Free Press
  
  [CPJ]May 16 -Honorable John Kerry
  All Africa.  Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:43 GMT.
• Nous l’avons tant aimée, la révolution égyptienne
  
  Moody’s upgraded Turkey to investment status this week. The same institution downgraded Egypt in ...
  Hurriyet.  Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:00 +0200.
• SNC-Lavalin International used secret code for 'bribery' payments
  
  A division of Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has for years used a secret internal accounting code that former employees say was for bribes on projects across Africa and Asia, a joint investigation by CBC News and the Globe and Mail has found.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:18:49 EDT.
• UN Urges Westerners To Get Over ‘Disgust’ At Eating Bugs
  
  A new UN report says problems of food insecurity, child malnutrition, and even obesity could be helped if more people ate insects. Asians and Africans have long embraced bugs as food, but can people in Western countries get over their aversion?
  Radio Liberty.  Tue, 14 May 2013 07:15:10 +0000.

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