South Africa’s government on Thursday cleared President Jacob Zuma of any wrongdoing during a controversial $20-million revamp at his private home, in a move criticised as a whitewash. The official investigation gave Zuma the all-clear over the 206…
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BERN, Switzerland, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Federal Council decided during today’s session to extend by three…
BEIJING, China, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 16, 2013, Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with…
CAIRO, Egypt, December 14, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Metito (http://www.metito.com), the leader and provider of choice for total intelligent…
The Ministry of Power is set to provide sector wide common service that would close existing technical gaps through the…
Egyptian police raided the offices of an NGO affiliated with a leftist former presidential candidate, arresting three employees and confiscating computers, the group’s director said Thursday. The Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights, founded…
The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial, who claimed schizophrenia after being accused of being an arm-flapping fraud, has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital, South African media reported on Thursday. Thamsanqa Jantjie sparked…
Nigeria’s main opposition party said Thursday the country should expect a more accountable government after the ruling party, which had controlled the government since 1999, lost its majority in parliament. Thirty-seven lawmakers elected as members…
The US envoy to the United Nations Samantha Power flew into Central African Republic Thursday on a surprise visit to urge its leaders to help end the violence, warning the people there were “in profound danger.” Power is the highest-level US official…
South Sudan risks sliding into all-out civil war, analysts warned Thursday, after days of battles between rival army factions that began in the capital spread to other volatile regions. Fighting was sparked by what President Salva Kiir says was a coup…
An Egyptian court has acquitted Ahmed Shafiq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, and two sons of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, of corruption charges. Shafiq fled to the United Arab Emirates shortly after he narrowly lost to the Islamist…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has given December 2014 deadline for the completion of the multi-billion naira Ogbia-Nembe…
Bayelsa State Government has declared N23.8 billion as balance of funds in its coffers at the end of November 2013.Analyzing…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is urgently appealing to the…
Ado Ekiti at Night The urban renewal efforts of Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration in Ekiti State have peaked faster than…
Governments in the remaining 35 States of the country have been advised to replicate the Homeowners’ Charter programme recently…
An appeal has gone to residents of Irokun, Ode-Omi and neighbouring communities in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of…
Cocoa farmers operating within the various forest reserves owned by the Ogun State Government have been reminded to redeem…
Ogun State House of Assembly has assured that it will ensure prompt passage of the 2014 Budget before it. Chairman…
In Ogun State, government is set to increase its annual Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) by at least 30 percent;…