MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Nicholas Kay today…
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BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, December 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Brigadier General Massimo Mingiardi was today appointed new Mission…
The wife of Nigeria’s Vice President, Amina Sambo has conducted off a seven days free eye screening and cataracts surgery…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has lauded the continuous support offered to the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan by…
The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo has said that all seems to be set for the commissioning of the solar-powered…
African Union troops early on Monday fired on demonstrators protesting against the president of the strife-torn Central African Republic, killing at least one person, according to AFP reporters on the scene. Several hundred Christian demonstrators crowded…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Femi Adesina, on…
A British Airways airplane carrying 202 people struck an office building at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport with its wing while taxiing for take-off late on Sunday, slightly injuring four, aviation authorities said. The Boeing 747-400…
The Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, has enjoined Nigerians to embrace the love of Jesus Christ and shun bitterness in…
Follow @{0} Ivoirian refugees being repatriated home from Liberia ABIDJAN, 19 December 2013 (IRIN) – Fear of reprisal is preventing…
Follow @{0} Some 58,000 children have suffered severe malnutrition in northern Cameroon this year MAROUA, 18 December 2013 (IRIN) -…
Follow @{0} A mother and her malnourished twins at Mopti reference hospital in central Mali DAKAR, 13 December 2013 (IRIN)…
Follow @{0} A house despite in a previous bout of inter-communal violence in the north (file photo) DAKAR, 13 December…
Former Seleka rebels and their Muslim supporters blocked a route near Bangui’s airport to protest against French troops conducting a disarmament operation, accusing them of killing three fighters in clashes on Sunday. Dozens of protesters could be seen…
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced three activists who spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak to three years in jail for organising an unlicensed protest, judicial sources said. It was the first such verdict against non-Islamist protesters…
TOKYO, Japan, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 19, commencing at 5:10 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes,…
OSLO, Norway, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “The political leaders in South Sudan must take responsibility for stopping…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “South Sudan will face a large displacement and protection crisis, if…
TOKYO, Japan, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. Japan expresses strong concern over a large number of casualties…
BERLIN, Germany, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier issued the following statement at the…