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Saudi Arabia assists Burkina Faso with US$ .5million meningitis vaccines
Saudi Arabia has donated to Burkina Faso, vaccines to help it control meningitis which has already killed more than 200 people in the west...
Sarkozy seeks new ties in Africa
France is to renegotiate all defence agreements with its former colonies in Africa, Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday, in the strongest signal yet that...
party head wants country to sever relations with Denmark
The president of the mauritanian party "FADHILA", Ethman Ould Ebi El Maali, Thursday, called on the Oummah islamic states to break off ties with...
Egypt: First woman “maazun” causes stir in islamic world
The appointment of Egypt's first female that is authorised to conduct Muslim weddings has sparked a debate over the role of women in Islamic...
Katoucha is really dead
“She fell into the seine river and drowned right on the spot... her body bore no suspicious marks", indicated sources close to the police...
France knows where Chadian opposition members are detained – AI
The human rights organisation, Amnesty international (AI) , has accused of France of knowing the whereabouts of three Chadian opposition figures arrested early this...
Katoucha’s body found?
Katoucha Niane’s body may have been found at last. Her mysterious disappearence almost a month ago raised lots of suspicions. Among them, a theory...
Kenya crises ends
Kenya's political crisis came to a historic end Thursday with the signing of a coalition agreement, setting the pace for equal sharing of cabinet...
Sarkozy meets with human rights league
French President, Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday had talks in Paris, France, with a delegation of the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH), the president...
Cameroon riots turn political
The violent protests, following an urban transport strike, sparked by a rise in petrol prices as well as the high cost of living has...
French President negotiates deals in South Africa
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on a two day visit to Cape Town, South Africa’s political capital, where he is expected to sign a...
Zimbabwe diamond producer reports sharp output drop
Zimbabwe's biggest diamond producer, Murowa Mines, Thursday reported a sharp drop in output last year owing to power shortages. In a statement, the company...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy targets deals in Africa
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on a two day visit to Cape Town, South Africa's political capital, where he is expected to address the...
Mugabe awards salary increment to military
Sources said army personnel were pleasantly surprised to find relatively
large amounts of money in their usually empty bank accounts after the
government deposited huge sums...
Conference on Scientific Research & Development in Africa
Over 300 experts in scientific and technological developments will gather here next week to explore how African science based entities can step up their...
Former Spanish premier meets Kadhafi
Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi on Wednesday held discussions in Sirte on bilateral issues with the former Spanish Premier, Jose Maria Azna. Libyan sources said...
Mozambique undecided about recognising Kosovo
The Mozambican government has not yet taken a position on whether to recognise Kosovo, the former Serbian province that declared its independence 10 days...
Libya, Exxon Mobil sign oil agreement
The Libyan national oil company (NOC) and American oil giant Exxon Mobil on Wednesday signed an oil production, prospecting and sharing accord in Tripoli....
EGYPT: High rates of trauma, sickness among Iraqi refugees
Many of the estimated 70,000-150,000 Iraqi refugees in Egypt have developed serious psychological and stress-related illnesses, including cardiac problems, according to Ahlam Tobia, a...
Pan African rights body to harmonise rules with African court
Preparations have been finalised to harmonise the rules and procedures of the Banjul-based pan-african rights body, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights...
Kenya: Opposition calls off protests, Kibaki yields…
A day after mediation talks were suspended, the government and opposition Wednesday yielded to mounting international pressure to resolve the two-month-old political deadlock by...
Iran interested in Zimbabwean Oil
Iran plans to invest in an oil refinery in Zimbabwe to supply fuel to the southern Africa region, Teheran's top diplomat said Wednesday. Zimbabwe...
South African students in the streets over racist video
South Africa has been rocked by an explosive racial incident which has resulted in rioting at a major university campus. A video showing four...
Panel brainstorms on oil, gas exploration in Nouakchott
An independent scientific panel on oil and gas exploration in Mauritania has officially begun its activities, an official source told panapress Tuesday....
Michael Jackson to cough up $24.5m to keep neverland
Michael Jackson, “The King of Pop”, has been given less than a month to pay up to three months’ arrears on his neverland ranch...
South Africa: Power threat to Gold Fields production
A reduced power supply to South African mines could lead to sharp production losses and thousands of job cuts at Gold Fields, Africa’s second...
Niger joins Nigeria and Algeria in gas pipeline project
Niger Republic has joined Nigeria and Algeria as co-sponsors of the US$10 billion Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Project, conceived in 2002 following a series of...
IMANI helps Unveil 2nd Annual International Property Rights Index (IPRI)
ACCRA - 27 March, 2007, IMANI has announced the release of the 2008 International Property Rights Index (IPRI), which measures 115 countries on the...
IMANI helps Unveil 2nd Annual International Property Rights Index (IPRI)
ACCRA - 27 March, 2007, IMANI is proud to announce the release of the 2008 International Property Rights Index (IPRI), which measures 115 countries...
Zimbabwe: Licence to kill
Zimbabwe police force has been given a shoot to kill green light in the event of riots breaking out before, during and...