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Tunisia’s Islamist-dominated constituent assembly compromised Saturday in rejecting Islam as the main source of law as it voted on a new constitution for the country that spawned the Arab Spring. But while it established Islam as the state religion,…

Senegal’s navy has boarded a Russian ship that was allegedly illegally fishing in its waters and is towing it toward Dakar, the military said on Saturday. The ship was boarded after it was observed illegally fishing in Senegalese waters near the border…

4 January 2014 – The security situation in South Sudan remains “fluid”, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country…

3 January 2014 – United Nations peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have stepped up patrols in…

3 January 2014 – The situation in crisis-torn South Sudan remains tense today and, with clashes reported between pro- and…

3 January 2014 – The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic remains dire with insecurity hampering the delivery of…

One person was wounded Saturday when an improvised bomb exploded in the Kenyan capital, police said, in a shop in Nairobi’s mainly ethnic Somali district Eastleigh. The attack is the latest of a series of bomb or grenade blasts in Kenya. “One person…

Egypt vowed on Saturday to confront Muslim Brotherhood protests with “full force,” as security officials said 17 people had been killed in nationwide clashes the previous day. The Brotherhood, which demands the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed…

Egypt’s foreign ministry said it summoned Qatar’s ambassador on Saturday in protest at Doha’s criticism of the military-installed government’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated following the Egyptian…

Nigeria’s fastest growing and most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Federal Ministry…

Face-to-face talks between warring parties in South Sudan have been delayed, government and rebel delegations said on Saturday, dashing hopes of a swift ceasefire to end raging battles and risks of all-out civil war. South Sudan Information Minister…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has restated the determination of his administration to continue to ensure that appointments in…

The Governor of Delta State has been named The Man of The Year by another renowned Nigerian tabloid- Vanguard Newspaper.…

GOVERNMENT OF ABIA STATE 2014 BUDGET SPEECH, AS PRESENTED TO THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY BY HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF T.…

Two Weeks After Gov. Dickson Released N3B For Nembe-Ogbia Road; Bayelsa Dep. Gov Drives To Nembe; Urges Nembe Kingdom To…

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Egyptian police found a murdered Swiss couple buried in the garden of their house in the Red Sea resort town of Hurgada, an Egyptian security official said Friday. The security official said preliminary investigations revealed the two Swiss citizens…

The number of people uprooted by conflict in the Central African Republic is nearing one million, with half of the residents of the capital Bangui driven from their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. “The humanitarian situation in the Central…

Rwanda’s murdered ex-intelligence chief agreed to scrap his South African security detail before he was strangled to death in a Johannesburg hotel room, according to a political ally. Patrick Karegeya, 53, was discovered slumped on a bed by staff at…