Washington endorses Moroccan autonomy offer to Western Sahara
Visiting US deputy State Secretary for the Middle East, David Welch, has said that the Morocco's autonomy offer to Western Sahara "provides a new...
U.S approves Morocco’s proposal for autonomy in Western Sahara
The U.S deputy Secretary of State for the Middle East, David Welch, said during a visit to Morocco that its suggestion of an independent...
Nigeria Court upholds Yar’Adua’s election
The Nigerian Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that President Umaru Yar'Adua was validly elected at the last year's presidential poll, throwing out petitions by...
African countries’ report on ending gender-based violence
African countries' report on progress made in pre venting and addressing gender-based violence will be presented at a three-day in t ernational colloquium organized...
Nigeria court disregards first election petition
One of two petitions made by opposition candidate Gen Muhammadu Buhari that said ballots had not taken place in 29 of the 31 states...
Nigerian lady arrested for drug trafficking in Morocco
A 38-year Nigerian lady living in Germany was arrested at the Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca on Monday, with 46 capsules of cocaine in...
Appeal Court upholds nullification of Governor’s election in Nigeria
A Court of Appeal sitting in Nigeria's northern city of Jos Tuesday upheld the nullification of the election of Governor Murtala Nyako of northern...
African insurers meet in Bamako
The 32nd general assembly of the Federation of African National Insurance Companies (FANAF) opened here Monday with 500 participants from Africa and India in...
Riots kill 12 in Douala
At least 12 persons were killed in a riot that broke out Monday in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. The riot stemmed from...
Zimbabwe: Food for votes
Zanu PF, desparate to win the March 29 election at all costs has resorted to its tried and tested tactic of using food to...
“D-Day-cum-Super-Tuesday” for Nigerian Politics
A Nigerian court is expected to rule Tuesday (26 Feb) on whether or not President Umaru Yar'Adua was duly elected at the 21 April...
Government silent over anti-islamic film
Parliament is already brewing controversy in the Islamic world, less than one month before it is planned to be aired on television. The film...
Tony Blair calls on Kadhafi
Libyan revolutionary leader, Mouammar Kadhafi, on Monday r eceived in Sirte, Central Libya, the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, c urrently visiting the...
Libya signs gas agreement with Polish company
The Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) and the Polish Oil and Gas Company signed an agreement on Monday in Tripoli on gas exploration and...
Cote d’Ivoire to host 1st CAN for locals in 2009
The finals of the first Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) for local football players will take place from 22 February to 8 March 2009...
Nigeria donates to Chad
Nigeria has donated 40 trucks of petroleum products and US$2 million to its northern neighbour, Chad, which is recovering from a recent rebel attack...
Scholarships for African junior footballers
Twenty-four junior footballers have landed scholarships at the renowned ASPIRE Academy in Doha, Qatar, according to a panapress report.
Of the 24, three are Kenyans...
Health Hazards: Roll-ups far more harmful than packet cigarettes
It’s hardly breaking news that smoking is bad for your health. But did you
know that rolling tobacco is even more toxic than normal manufactured
cigarettes?...
Ethiopia calls for support of peace-building efforts in Somalia
Ethiopia Monday called on member states of the African Union (AU) and the international community to renew their efforts towards providing an all-inclusive support...
Kenya: fears of protests as talks stall…
Another round of mass demonstrations looms in Kenya in what the opposition calls "civil disobedience" as talks to end the post-election crisis hits the...
3 policemen killed in north-western Burundi
At least three Burundian policemen were killed and another seriously wounded Sunday night, in Bubanza, North Western Burundi, by rebels from the Party for...
Chadian Crisis Deepen Fault Lines within African Union
With more than 1000 people massacred in Kenya over elections dispute, news filtering in from Chad in the last few weeks is depressing. While...
African film wins Oscar
Taxi to the Dark Side, one of the films made for the South African-coordinated, global documentary project Why Democracy?, has won the Documentary Feature...
Michelle Obama : The Black Jacky Kennedy ?
They are young and beautiful, just like the kennedys during their time. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, provoke a rebirth of the american...
Nigerian court nullifies election of another state governor
An election petition tribunal in Nigeria South-eastern Abia state Monday nullified the election of Governor Theodore Orji of the state, making him the seventh...
Major drug smuggle foiled by airline
A plan to import cocaine weighing 122kg with an estimated value of 55 million rands was foiled when the drug was confiscated off the...
Africa’s administrative reforms must be backed by precise goals
Despite the time and resources spent on reforms aimed at improving performance of governments in Africa, the reforms have not positively impacted lives of...
African environment journalists’ forum opens in Nouakchott
The second conference of the African Network of Environment Journalists opened Sunday, with Mauritanian Premier Zeine Ould Zeidane formally declaring the meeting open. The...
Nigeria: opposition will accept court’s verdict
Ahead of Tuesday's expected ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Nigeria's disputed presidential elections, one of the petitioners, former Vice President Atiku...
Campaigns and Mugabe’s birthday bash
Analysts say an unfair playing field coupled with political violence and
intimidation of opponents guarantees President Robert Mugabe's government victory at the polls despite...