The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia showcased the investment potentials of the State…
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GENEVA, Switzerland, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Ethiopia…
LIBREVILLE, Gabon, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The New York Forum AFRICA (NYFA) (http://www.ny-forum-africa.com) will again be held…
Prominent Egyptian youth leader Ahmed Duma was arrested on Tuesday for participating in a protest, his wife told AFP, the third pro-democracy activist to be detained within a week. Egyptian authorities have widened their crackdown on protesters since…
Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm, renowned for his revolutionary poetry and for his harsh criticism of political leaders, died on Tuesday at the age of 84, a publisher said. “Ahmed Fouad Negm passed away. He was 84,” Mohammed Hashem told AFP. Negm spent…
Enforcing Sharia Law in Northern Nigeria
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Defense Department continues to work with nations in North Africa to…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The future of Senegalese football was at the core of the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Gulnara…
TUNIS, Tunisia, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — At the request of the Tunisian authorities, a mission from the…
KIGALI, Rwanda, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed…
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will tomorrow, December 3, 2013 arraign former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva…
The newest Member Association of The Confederation of African Football (CAF), South Sudan will be fielding two clubs in the…
Lebanese authorities decided Monday to place Tripoli under army control for six months after a wave of sectarian killings linked to Syria’s war left 11 dead in the main northern city. The decision was taken at a meeting between President Michel Sleiman…
The Central African Republic needs foreign financial assistance as well as troops, its prime minister told AFP Monday as French forces deployed in a bid to halt spiralling violence. Speaking in Bangui before flying to Paris for a 40-nation France-Africa…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described the late Deji of Akure, Oba Adebiyi Adesida, as an important figure…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi (Center, wearing Green Cap); with Party faithful and Community Leaders, during a tour of…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan has identified the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) as an important institution in the…
The prime minister of Somalia was ousted by parliament Monday amid a bitter power struggle within the internationally-backed government that could undermine efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation and tackle Islamist rebels. Abdi Farah Shirdon, prime…