Nigeria’s 2015 presidential elections could descend into chaos if alleged irregularities and bungling in a key local vote are repeated nationally, politicians and activists are warning. Nearly two weeks after voters went to the polls to elect a new…
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In its bid to open up the hinterlands for investment, tourism and other socio-economic activities, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake…
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In Mali, despite a certain political normalization, the armed conflict that…
TUNIS, Tunisia, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) work in clean energy financing…
ABUJA, Nigeria, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A capacity building workshop for experts from the ECOWAS Commission, its…
WASHINGTON, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCNovember 27, 2013On behalf of the American…
LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Secretary meets Moroccan Foreign Minister and reaffirms the strength of…
In Nigeria’s northern city if Kano, enforcers of Sharia law patrol the streets looking for evidence of un-Islamic behaviour — homosexuality, western haircuts, revealing clothing or even ‘romancing’. Duration: 02:47
Gunmen in central Nigeria’s Plateau state killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, in the latest unrest to hit the area gripped by a decade-long sectarian conflict. Duration: 00:57