To US chagrin, World Bank approves $3.75 billion for coal-fired power plant in South Africa

South Africa to get $3.75 billion World Bank loan

African fossils found that fit transition between ancient apes and modern hominids

African fossils may fit gap between apes, humans

Correction: Cheetah sighting story

Correction: Cheetah sighting story

OTJIWARONGO, Namibia — In a March 17 story about the first sightings of cheetahs in Angola in over three decades, The Associated Press misidentified cheetah specialist Laurie Marker as a male scientist. Marker is a female scientist.

For South African baboons who gobble pinot noir grapes, 2010 is a very good year

Baboons gobble grapes in South African wine region

Tanzania, Zambia propose one-off sales of their ivory stocks at UN conservation meeting

Tanzania, Zambia demand one-off ivory sales

Conservation group says cheetahs are back after 30 years of war in devastated southern Angola

In war devastated Angola, cheetahs are back

China and Japan help defeat proposal boosting shark conservation efforts at UN meeting

Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting

South Africa’s tourism minister has been nominated for top UN climate post

South African minister is nominated for UN post

Researchers: Fewer shark attacks reported in the US in 2009; Fla. also saw sharp decline

Study: Fewer shark attacks reported in the US

Rights group: Kenya must pay evicted community whose land was turned into national reserve

Group: Kenya must pay for land taken for park

Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies at 85; was jailed with Mandela in S. Africa

Poet, anti-apartheid activist Dennis Brutus dies

Greenpeace will keep up pressure on leaders it says let world down on global warming

Greenpeace will keep up pressure on global warming

Rights group criticizes UNESCO partnering with Equatorial Guinea’s dictator

Group blasts UNESCO over Equatorial Guinea link

China, India, South Africa and Brazil key players for binding climate deal, says UN expert

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

South Africa blasts Copenhagen’s failure, says host bears part of blame

South Africa blasts Copenhagen failure

PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa says Copenhagen’s failure to produce a legally binding climate change agreement was unacceptable, joining a global chorus of condemnation even though it helped draft the final accord.

Malawi appeals for international help after quake that killed 3, injured 200

Malawi appeals for international help after quake

Strong earthquake hits Malawi, destroying buildings, killing 3 and injuring about 200

Quake hits Malawi, killing 3, injuring about 200

Strong earthquake hits Malawi’s north, killing 3 and injuring nearly 300

Quake hits Malawi, killing 3, injuring nearly 300

As clock ticked in Copenhagen, Obama raced from room to room, bent on a deal

Obama raced clock, chaos, comedy for climate deal

Series of earthquakes hit Malawi, killing a 1-year-old child and injuring several

Malawi child killed during series of earthquakes

Text me UR … equations? SAfrican social networking site offers math tutoring via cellphone

Greenpeace touts renewable energy initiative to create jobs, solve SAfrica’s energy problems

South African runaway tiger caught after 2 days on the run; tiger hungry and injured in escape

Botswana High Court denies Kalahari’s indigenous Bushmen water rights in their homeland

AIDS breakthrough: African study offers hope to women by helping prevent HIV, herpes

Swaziland rangers kill suspected game poacher, arrest suspected accomplice at nature reserve

Animals die as Zimbabwe’s Starvation Island lives up to its name, lake waters submerge it

South Africa’s neighboring countries hope to see more tourists as a result of World Cup

Animal airlift to NKorea a business deal by cash-strapped Zimbabwe, say wildlife officials

Zimbabwean baby elephants won’t survive airlift into North Korea, conservationists warn

Scientist: Elephants’ fear of bees could help prevent fatal conflict with humans

South Africa boasts plenty of game through safari on the sidelines of the World Cup

Brazil, South Africa, India, China call for strong, binding climate change treaty this year

South Africa, Brazil, India, China emerging as important voices on climate change

Iran’s President Ahmadinejad in Africa to build ties with new partners, evade UN sanctions

Iran’s President Ahmadinejad says war games in the Persian Gulf are routine