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Prostitution : Yasmine: Sex, Islam and White overalls
Yasmine, the head of a pornographic production company and a young actress, talks to Afrik-news.com about her porn star past and explains her choices....
Sudan: Omar al-Bashir still a very wanted man
Sudan's president Mr. Omar al-Bashir is still not welcomed by western nations for his alleged role in the Darfur genocide. France has relocated the...
2010 World Cup: A possible South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France group of death?
Finally the World Cup draws are up and now all participating countries know who will play who, when and where. There was relief is...
Guinea, France, ECOWAS: Tug of war over a coup plot
The Guinean junta has accused France and its secret services of being the brains behind the assassination attempt on Guinea's president, Captain Moussa Dadis...
Al Quaeda in the Islamic Maghreb gaining ground
The Al Qaeda terrorist group in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of a French and three Spanish nationals, respectively kidnapped...
Aviation: Lufthansa, Brussels, Swiss together in the African skies
Lufthansa, Swiss and Brussels Airlines have merged forces to provide a seamless travel, otherwise known as a ‘free-from-disturbance', product towards Africa. With 200 flights...
Africa in the European Union
Unexpected things are happening all over the world, especially amidst Africans. That the King of Swaziland got married to yet another eighteen year old...
Rwanda shuns La Francophonie for British commonwealth
Rwanda has experienced another measure of development in its post-genocide era as the country becomes the 54th nation of the Commonwealth of Nations. Rwanda,...
Miss Model of The World: A Franco-African wins the coveted title
Last Thursday, 20 year old Emene Nyame was crowned Miss “Model of the World” She is one of the rare beauties to have won...
Movies: The Male Domination or The Time Traveler’s Wife?
What film are you planning on seeing this weekend? You may be thinking of seeing either The Male Domination or The Time Traveler’s Wife.
Using...
A serious French identity crisis: Who do you think you are?
In the old musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, there is the chorus that sings the question: Jesus Christ, Superstar, who do you think you are?...
Gabon-France: Ali Bongo’s visit to help restore France’s image?
Newly elected Gabonese President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, will be on an official visit to France, Friday, and will be conferring wih French President, Nicolas...
Egypt demands return of stolen artifacts from Europe and US
Egypt is asking European countries in possession of Egyptian artifacts, historical and cultural monuments to return the items to the country for the opening...
Structuralism ‘au village’: An Obituary for Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss, one of the twentieth century’s most revered intellectuals, died October 29 at the age of 100. He is best known...
Freemason Presidents in Africa: Ali Bongo ordained Grand Master of Gabon
The grand master of the National Grand Lodge of France (GLNF) installed Ali Bongo as the head of Gabonese Freemasonry, a couple of weeks...
Top European figures accused of fuelling African crises to rake in fortunes
Simon Mann has accused Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, of an Equatoguinean coup plot in 2004. Last week,...
AngolaGate: France-Angola: Charles Pasqua reveals secrets from the very top
Charles Pasqua is very angry. Sentenced to a one year prison term Tuesday in the Angolagate trial, known as one of the major international...
From Africa to France: The wounded self-esteem of asylum seekers
Some eighty Somali and Sudanese refugees who had illegally squatted a military barracks in Pontoise, near Paris for months, are being relocated to hotels....
Press Freedom: France overtaken by Ghana, Mali, South Africa and Namibia
The new international press freedom index, from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), confirms a sound democratic well being among a group of African countries. This...
Craving more international channels
For years, only two satellite TV packages have been commercialized in Africa: DStv Multichoice for English-language channels and CanalSat Horizons for the French part....
Vogue France racist or artistic?
The latest issue of the French edition of Vogue magazine, "Special top-model," is the cause of a thunderous hue and cry over a racial...
Ethiopian Airlines set to upgrade training academy with French assistance
The French Development Bank (Agence Francaise de Developement -- AFD) has agreed to issue a loan of up to 30 million euros to the...
Neomie Lenoir: A graceful lesson
Widely known as a top model an actress and a mother, Noemie Lenoir reveals another facet of her personality, which is all about generosity...
France to answer for arms sale to an African country?
Last year, Paris supplied Chad with weapons worth about 13 million euros. Several NGOs have accused France of not honouring its commitment not to...
Paris: New step in “ill-gotten gains” scandal involving 3 African leaders
The Board of Inquiry at the Paris Court of Appeal will issue its decision on whether to open a criminal investigation against three African...
Gabon: French residents, Consulate and oil interests under attack
"I am and always will remain the president of all Gabonese," the new president, Ali Bongo, declared following the proclamation of his victory Thursday...
Football: Zambia’s Sakuwaha rejects big Sudanese offer in favour of France for lower pay
French Ligue One side FC Lorient has offered Zambian footballer Jonas Sakuwaha a one year contract with a 3,000 euro monthly salary. Sakuwaha, who...
Somalia: French captive escapes, colleague may face Islamic court
A French security adviser deployed in Somalia to train troops from the UN-backed interim government, which is battling Islamist rebels for control of the...
Gabon: Presidential candidates harassed while Ali Bongo stands guests up in Paris
Travel documents, including diplomatic passports, belonging to Jean Eyeghe Ndong and André Mba Obame, former Prime Minister and former Interior Minister of Gabon, respectively,...
Mauritania: Why the United States and France validated Abdel Aziz’s election
According to Paris, the locally criticised election that sought to legitimise Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz’s presidency took place under internationally acceptable conditions. In other...