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Moroccan King and Syrian VP discusse Arab summit
Syrian Vice President Farouk Al-Chareh Tuesday evening discussed the forthcoming Arab Summit with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, during a stop-over in Rabat, en...
Obama – Clinton : What Ferraro and Power have in common
Earlier “prophesies” that the democratic campaign was going to be a fierce verbal battle did not lie. In an effort to bring an end...
Mauritius economic success applauded by Mbeki
South African President Thabo Mbeki, on the second day of his visit to Mauritius, has said the economic success of the island should be...
Ethiopia seeks relief for 88,000 drought-affected people
Around 88,000 people in the drought-hit lowland agro-pastoral areas of Southeastern Ethiopia require emergency food assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
3rd African International Media Summit in Tunis
The 3rd edition of the annual African International Media Summit (AIMS) is scheduled to hold in Tunis, Tunisia, 27-30 March, the organisers said.
In a...
Obama’s Mississippi win
Senator Obama has won the Mississippi primary. He got 60% of the votes against 38% for Clinton (RealClear Politics). CNN polls also show that...
Education for all in high-population countries
Ministers and educational experts from nine countries that contain half the world's people and are plagued by illiteracy convened on Monday in Bali, Indonesia,...
Islamic Solidarity Fund now operational
A microfinance programme of about 500 million dollars for the Least Developed Countries of the Islamic Ummah has been adopted by the governing body...
Missing Austrian tourists in Mali ?
Despite the close follow up of the missing Austrian story by the Algerian arabophone daily, Annahar and its ensuing announcement that the “kidnappers of...
US$ 275 million to be raised by Paladin Energy
Paladin Energy said Tuesday that it would go to the market to raise US$ 275 million through convertible bonds to fund the Namibian uranium...
Mali sacks french coach
The head coach of the Malian national football team, the Eagles, French national Jean François Jodar was sacked Monday by the Malian Football Association...
Jill Scott, Anika Noni to star in BBC series
Best seller The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is to be made into a television series. Jill Scott the African American soul singer will...
Kenya pulls out of Olympic hockey qualifier
The Kenyan national women's hockey team has withdrawn from next month's Olympic qualifier in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Confirming the development Monday, the International Hockey Federation (IHF)...
Morocco gets a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Morocco's Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has taken delivery of a new generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the second such aircraft the state-owned airline has received...
Hijackings cut WFP supplies to Darfur
"It's vital that the main transport routes are secured. Our trucking contractors are delivering food under immense risks and the situation is unsustainable," Oshidari...
Hijackings cut WFP supplies to Darfur
KHARTOUM: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that banditry is delaying vital food deliveries to Darfur while a lack of contributions...
Indian jailed in Mauritius
A 43-year-old Indian national, Asraf Seyyad, was Tuesday sentenced to 30 years in jail for drug trafficking by a Mauritian court, a legal source...
Obama – Clinton duel against Al Gore’s rose
What right did Mr. Clinton have to suggest that Barack Obama takes the second place position of Vice Pesident? Why put Mrs. Clinton on...
Foreign observers arrive in Zimbabwe ahead of elections
Foreign election observers began arriving in Zimbabwe Tuesday (11 March) ahead of a crunch poll at the end of the month, officials said. Zimbabwe...
African Development Bank’s progress on women’s issues
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The African Development Bank (AfDB)-> Group has made tremendous progress on gender issues over the last three years and enhanced the status of women...
40 people killed in Cameroon clashes
40 people were killed in the violent demonstrations that took place in Cameroon last February, according to a Cameroonian minister of state, Marafa Hamidou...
South Africa: Dlamini Zuma concludes official Swiss tour
South African Foreign Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on Monday concluded her five-day official visit to Switzerland by officially opening a trade investment road...
British divided over Dwain Chambers issue
Following a two year ban imposed on Dwain Chambers from competing in athletic competitions after he was found guilty of doping and eventual return...
Liberian refugees ask for repatriation and money
Liberian refugees, who escaped into Ghana at the height of the civil war in their country some 18 years ago have petitioned the...
Tunesia: 2 Austrian tourists abducted by Al Quaeda
Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch on Monday has claimed responsibility for the abduction of two Austrian tourists who went missing in Tunisia last month. In...
Nigerian bourse market opens week trading down-turn
Market capitalization on the floor of the Nigerian Stoc k Exchange (NSE) opened Monday on a down-turn note, with 12.539 trillion naira f r...
Football priest shocks referee
A footballer priest from Burkina Faso shocked spectators when he angrily threw his shirt at his referee in a match held at the Vatican...
Boxing: Samuel Peter’s glory after Hogan Bassey and Dick Tiger
Samuel Peter's victory against Oleg Maskaev in the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title fight in Cancun, Mexico, Saturday night has again put Nigeria...
Kenya: Demonstrators storm electoral body meeting
An Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) meeting was disrupted Monday when members of the civil society stormed the venue to demand the immediate resignation...
Women risk more Cerebral vascular accidents
Eight times out of ten, cerebral vascular accidents (also known as CVAs by
doctors) are due to the presence of obstructions in the cerebral and...