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39 illegal immigrants arrested in Western Sahara
Moroccan security services Monday arrested in Laayoune, capital of Western Sahara, 39 sub-Saharan illegal immigrants who were trying to reach Spanish Canary Islands, police...
Hillary Clinton’s fight continues unabated
Hillary Clinton won the Kentucky Democratic primary by a wide margin on Tuesday, while Barack Obama appeared to be heading for a comfortable victory...
Kenya concerned by South African xenophobic and gang attacks
Kenya has expressed deep concerns over the xenophobic attacks in South Africa and ordered all its nationals in the country to immediately report any...
South Africa : Burning the welcome mat
The death toll in a wave of attacks targeting foreigners around South Africa's main city of Johannesburg has reportedly risen to 22, with an...
Why Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are being nice to each other
In the closing phases of this heated and protracted race for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination, the latest twist is perhaps the most surprising...
Africa’s lighting development lauded by World Bank
The World Bank has feted several African countries for their efforts to improve access to electricity for the continent's "energy poor," with Kenya scooping...
Chad : Aid groups face dilemma over EU protection
Armed vehicle for security in the Oure cassoni camp. All vehicles coming and getting out of the camp have to be escorted
DAKAR, 16 May...
Lung cancer : Genetic or Smoke induced ?
Is it possible to be genetically predisposed to lung cancer? The answer
seems to be “yes”. Why do some smokers develop lung cancer, while others...
New South African coach from Brazil assumes duty
Brazilian Joel Santana arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday to take up his position as the country's 2010 World Cup coach. Santana did...
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton get advice from British foreign secretary
The British foreign secretary has sent a warning to the Democratic presidential hopefuls that the UK is concerned by their campaign-trail attacks on free...
Francophone Africa drama competitions to kick off in December
The first edition of a drama competition among Francophone African nations will hold 11-14 December in Cotonou, Benin's economic capital, organisers said Sunday. Initiated...
Football : Two Egyptian clubs drawn in the ‘group of death’
Egyptian football giants Al Ahly and Zamalek have been drawn in the same African Champions League group, which pundits are referring to as the...
Hillary Clinton strongly backs Barack Obama against Bush
Barack Obama on Friday accused George W. Bush and John McCain of trying to fool the US electorate by comparing advocates of talks with...
Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain, likely first ladies
Cindy McCain rarely strays from her campaign script and almost never says anything political. So when the 53-year-old wife of the Republican presidential candidate...
The impact of religion on international trade
Economists have increasingly emphasized the role of institutions in shaping economic activity. Among the many studies on institutions, however, there has been relatively little...
Zimbabwe run off set for 27 June
The run-off between Robert Mugabes ZANU PF and Morgan Tsvangirais MDC will take place on the 27th of June according to BBC News. According...
Wildlife in danger according to new studies
BBC News reports that, according to data gathered by the Zoological Society of London, at least a quarter of the worlds wildlife has been...
Bin Laden threatens Israel on the country’s 60th anniversary
In an audio tape released today, Bin Laden, Al Qaedas number one, calls to continue the fight against Israel according to Reuters. The tape...
Al Qaueda announces Osama Bin Laden message soon
According to a message posted by Al Aqaeda on Islamist sites, Osama Bin Laden is expected to address the West in a new message...
Bush – McCain versus Barack Obama on Middle East
Barack Obama’s campaign on Thursday accused George W. Bush of launching an “unprecedented political attack on foreign soil” in a speech to the Israeli...
New Zimbabwe presidential run-off date flouts constitution
Zimbabwe's interim justice minister, Patrick Chinamasa, has announced that a presidential election runoff is to be held 90 days from May 2, which was...
Burke delivers the “Candy Shop” to Flashpoint 2008
Kingston, Jamaica:-- Patrons will be treated to “Candy Shop”; the first teen comedy to premiere at the Flashpoint Film Festival on Thursday, June 5...
GE considers investing in wind energy in Africa
US aviation engines makers, General Electric (GE), is planning to invest in Africa's wind energy sector to boost the World Bank's 'Light Africa Initiative',...
Falling economic standards cause xenophobia in South Africa
Tensions are running high in Johannesburg, South Africa, after a series of
attacks on immigrants, mostly Zimbabweans in Alexandra township north of the city....
Hilary Clinton’s promise to the Democratic party
Hillary Clinton vowed to fight on with her presidential bid after a landslide victory in the West Virginia primary but promised to ”work my...
Obama begins presidential campaign against McCain
Hillary Clinton is projected to win West Virginia in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. But Barack Obama is already behaving as though he were in a...
John McCain and his incredible green plan
John McCain on Monday vowed to put the US at the heart of international efforts to tackle global warming, proposing aggressive targets to reduce...
Rabat, Morocco hosts African conference on migration
The Moroccan capital, Rabat, will on 22 May host an African parliamentary conference on migration, a communiqué issued by the Moroccan parliament in Rabat...
Football : Three Cameroonian clubs make it to next stage of African Football Championships
Three Cameroonian clubs, Cotonsport of Garoua, Astres of Douala and Mont Cameroon, over the week-end qualified for the next round of t he African...
Football : Zimbabwe thrashes Tunisia
Against all odds, Zimbabwe's Dynamos football club at the weekend booted out Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel, African Champions League title holder, of this year's...