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The Democrat

As Mubarak was going back home, the world is watching for an intervention in Syria and Libya is living a chaos. One cannot stop...
Why we can hope for no more pedophiles in Morocco

Why we can hope for no more pedophiles in Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco has just lived one of the most intense weeks of its history. Here’s a brief about it... Tuesday, July 30 th:...
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INNOVEOX gets Charles Rosier as new Partner and TOTAL EP as first client

In July 2011, Afrik-News announced the launch of a new, innovative company whose patented anti-pollution process - through Supercritical Hydrothermal Oxidation - promised a...
New York Forum Africa 2013: The ICC, judicial colonialism in Africa?

New York Forum Africa 2013: The ICC, judicial colonialism in Africa?

At a debate on "independence" in Africa during the second edition of the New York Forum Africa 2013 in Libreville, Gabon, the Rwandan minister...
Africa, a “myriad” of markets

Africa, a “myriad” of markets

Africa is consuming, but not enough. The products arriving on African markets do not necessarily match demand. It is all happening too slowly. These...
NYF Africa 2013: “We are not beggars,” says Ali Bongo

NYF Africa 2013: “We are not beggars,” says Ali Bongo

The Gabonese president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, speaking on Friday at the 2nd edition of the New York Forum Africa, invited Africans to work for...
New-York Forum Africa: going forward

New-York Forum Africa: going forward

From 14 to 16 June, Libreville moves to the beat of the second New-York Forum Africa. The success of the first forum, in June...
Thabo Mbeki: “The relationship between African and its ex-colonizers is illegal!”

Thabo Mbeki: “The relationship between African and its ex-colonizers is illegal!”

Charity begins at home, and Africans need to take the first bold steps to deal with problems affecting them instead of depending on the...
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South Africa: 40 years sentence, the heavy price for a rhinoceros’ horn trader!

Johannesburg’s court sentenced a rhino poacher to 40 years in prison; a heavy price to pay that might have a symbolic and discouraging impact...
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South Africa: an eye on Jacob Zuma!

The eight South African’s political parties that form the opposition agree to table motion of censure against the South African president, Jacob Zuma. Surprising! The...
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OTAN accused of migrants Death

According to the MIGREUROP’s report and press conference that took place in Paris this Thursday, 2012-11-09, five immigrants per day life-lost in 2011 in...
Kenya’s Favorite Son Does It Again

Kenya’s Favorite Son Does It Again

In the dead of night, residents of Kogelo sat wrapped in blankets, staring anxiously at the only big screen in Obama’s ancestral home. They...
Dakar: Rallying Point of the Peoples of Africa

Dakar: Rallying Point of the Peoples of Africa

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), the city of Dakar and the Association of Mayors of Senegal (AMS) are organising the...
DRC faces alarming food crisis

DRC faces alarming food crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo has the highest rate of malnutrition in central and West Africa, affecting 43% of children under five, says Unicef...
International Experts meet on military intervention in Mali

International Experts meet on military intervention in Mali

International experts met in Bamako on Tuesday to firm up plans for an armed intervention to wrest northern Mali from the hands of Islamic...
Northern Nigeria: bandits kill 20 people

Northern Nigeria: bandits kill 20 people

20 people have been shot death and others badly hurt by a gang of bandits in a raid on Kaboro village, on Tuesday in...
Day two of Kenyans’ protest

Day two of Kenyans’ protest

A group of irritated demonstrators in Kenya have held a protest in the western town of Kisumu following the killing of a local politician...
South Africa mines strike continues

South Africa mines strike continues

South Africa police have fired rubber bullets and gas to dissolve about 1000 striking miners at leading platinum mine in South Africa . The striking miners...
Somalia journalist dies following shelling

Somalia journalist dies following shelling

A Somali reporter shot by unknown gunmen last week has died from his wounds, colleagues said Monday. Mohamed Mohamud Turyare, who was shot as he...
Five Egyptian Coptic Christians wounded during a clash

Five Egyptian Coptic Christians wounded during a clash

Five Egyptian Coptic Christians were injured on Sunday in clashes with Muslims at a church in a village south of Cairo, says security source. ...
Suicide bombing during church service in Kaduna

Suicide bombing during church service in Kaduna

Seven people have been reported dead and several others injured following a suicide bombing which occurred during a mass at a catholic church in...
Kenyan security forces abuse residents

Kenyan security forces abuse residents

Kenyan security forces have been abusing residents in crackdowns and caring act of vengeance in other to chase suspected supporter of Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab...
AU gives six weeks for a dispute resolution in Sudans

AU gives six weeks for a dispute resolution in Sudans

Six weeks has been given to Sudan and South Sudan to reach a deal on the flashpoint state Abyei by the African Union Security...
2013 African Cup of Nation’s calendar

2013 African Cup of Nation’s calendar

The secret ballot of the 29 th edition of the African Cup of Nations 2013 took place in Durban, South Africa on Wednesdays night,...
Several arrests in the army headquarters following an attack

Several arrests in the army headquarters following an attack

Several arrests have been made following the attack of the army headquarters on Monday by the supporting transitional government forces including the elements of...
Sudan military facilities strike by Explosion and fire

Sudan military facilities strike by Explosion and fire

A fire broke out following an explosion where military facilities are located, in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. The Sudanese local media says that flames...
Somali militia threaten the UK with attacks

Somali militia threaten the UK with attacks

Somalia's Islamist Shabaab armed forces warned Britain on Monday that they were going to pay heavy prices for organising a war against Islam and...
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Muslim protest violently in Dakar

Rubber bullets and tear gas were fired at the capital of Senegal on Monday by police following supporters of an influential religious leader smashed...
Five dead in Uganda due to killer disease

Five dead in Uganda due to killer disease

A deadly virus known as the Marbourg has spread in the capital city of Uganda Kampala after a woman travelling to the city has...
Three people arrested for attempting to poison Benin president Yayi

Three people arrested for attempting to poison Benin president Yayi

Benin authorities have arrested President Thomas Boni Yayi's doctor, his niece and an ex-minister over a suspected plot to poison the leader, the public...