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Chelsea’s African trio ready to break Liverpool’s defense
Ivorian internationals Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou as well as the Ghanaian, Michael Essien, will be available for Avram Grant to try to get...
Serbia and EU agree on a pre-membership deal
Serbian President, Boris Tadic, has been invited to sign a pre-membership deal tomorrow in Luxembourg according to France 24. The European Union managed to...
Daughter locked up in cellar for 24 years in Austria
A 73 year old Austrian confessed to having captured and held his daughter prisoner for 24 years, during which he allegedly fathered all his...
EPA is a pirate deal from Europe to disable African growth
A new report has slammed the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to be signed between the European Union (EU) and developing countries and called...
Japan and EU concerned by food prices
Yesterday at the end of the Japan EU summit in Tokyo both parties showed their concern for the food crisis that has resulted in...
Swedish EUFOR colonel sacked for protecting french torturers
Swedish Col. Hans Am, who has been serving in the European Force in Chad and the Central African Republic (EUFOR), has been relieved of...
Int. finance corporation launches global bond to aid development
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank arm which finances private sector investment, has announced the launch and pricing of a five-year US$...
European deal stands to slow African development
A UK-based charity has warned that the controversial Economic Partner Agreements (EPAs) will hurt the poor in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
"EPA...
African observers say vote recount is heavily flawed
A South African member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer team Monday said the recount of votes in a number of constituencies...
UN study advocates for hunger among poor populations
At a time when food prices are beyond what many can afford, it is unconscionable to consider policies that would make food scarcer and...
SADC ignores Zimbabwe issue
Norway and the European Union on Sunday urged southern African leaders to resolve the political crisis in Zimbabwe as their credibility was at stake....
Presidents and UN secretary in Ghana to discuss Zimbabwe and Darfur
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Accra on Saturday night on the first-leg of a four-nation West African tour, during which he will participate...
Food Crisis:France to double its food aid this year
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that France would double its food aid budget this year (France 24). This increase aims to compensate the rise...
French security man shot in Mauritania
Yesterday evening Mauritanian military shot and wounded a French national working for a private security company in Nouakchott according to Reuters. The Mauritanian military...
Darwin’s original papers on his theory of evolution available online
According to The Guardian over 90,000 pages of Darwins original notes are now available online. The Darwin Online project where they have been published...
French to sing English song at Eurovision sparks controversy
Sebastien Tellier the singer representing France at Eurovision chose to sing Divine from his new album according to France 24. Several French personalities criticized...
Alarming rise in food prices in China
According to Channel News Asia, food prices have risen by 21% in 2008 in China. This increase is linked to the worldwide food crisis...
Deadly plane crash in Democratic Republic of Congo
A Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 jet crashed in Goma Eastern Congo yesterday during takeoff. The plane, on a domestic flight to Kisangani, did not...
First Catholic church opens in Qatar
More than six thousand faithful worshippers came together for the inaugural celebration of the first Catholic church in the Arab Emirate of Qatar.
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Morocco and Czech group MND sign oil deal
The Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining (ONHYM) and "Exploration and Production Ltd.", a British subsidiary of the Czech group "MND", Wednesday signed...
UNESCO regrets Italian Castello di Moncalieri
The Director- General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, Wednesday decried the fire damage to the Castello di Moncalieri, in the Italian Province of Turin, inscribed...
Jean Ping on a working visit to Belgium
The incoming chairperson of the African Union (AU) Co mmission, Jean Ping, Tuesday begins a working visit to Belgium, a communiqu� of t he...
Why more babies are snoring
According to a new British study, 10% of children under the age of 4 snore
every night. In fact, only 40% of children are free...
Europe intervenes in Zimbabwe election stalemate
The European Union on Wednesday made an urgent appeal to the Zimbabwe election commission to publish without delay the official results of the 29...
Roman Religion
Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of...
The historical city of Fes celebrates its 1200 years
Founded in the year 808 by Idriss II, Fes, which has stood the test of centuries, battling with the continuous torrential stream of events...
European Commission’s internet site to protect African biodiversity
The European Commission is to launch an Internet site aimed at providing information for the protection of biodiversity in Africa, official sources said in...
In Europe, God Is (Not) Dead
Stockholm - Late last year, a Swedish hotel guest named Stefan Jansson grew upset when he found a Bible in his room. He fired...
US$ 700,000 relief donation from Portugal to Mozambique
The Portuguese government Wednesday donated US$ 700,000 to support Mozambique's relief agency, the National Disasters Management Institute (INGC) and to assist small scale fishermen,...
North Africa investment promotion forum in Brussels
The European Commission and other countries of the Agadir agreement will on 8 April organise a forum on investments in Brussels for countries of...