GENEVA, Switzerland, December 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM today joins the global community in paying tribute to global…
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Sky News’ Jeremy Thompson takes a look behind the scenes at some of the many gifts and awards given to Nelson Mandela, and also visits his private office. South Africa is preparing for the arrival of scores of world leaders as the official mourning…
Two French soldiers have been killed in the Central African Republic’s capital of Bangui, the presidency said Tuesday, the first reported casualties since French troops entered the restive country last week. “With much sadness, the president learned…
Tens of thousands of South Africans converged in sorrow, celebration and pride Tuesday on Soweto’s World Cup stadium, to sit side-by-side with presidents, priests and queens at a memorial service for unifying global icon Nelson Mandela. Close to 100…
0715 GMT: The presidents of the United States and Cuba are among those who will share the memorial stage, while four of Mandela’s grandchildren will speak, although neither his widow, Graca Machel, nor his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela are listed…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur, Dr.…
Lagos, Nigeria — (SBWIRE) — 12/09/2013 — Olaniyi John Gbolahan is an architect and an interior designer, a non-financial member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the President of the African Association of Interior Designers…
The speaker of Nigeria’s lower house of parliament on Monday accused the government of failing to tackle graft, urging President Goodluck Jonathan to do more to stamp out endemic corruption. Aminu Tambuwal said Jonathan’s administration had repeatedly…
L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu; Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olawale Fapohunda; Governor Kayode Fayemi;…
L-R: Chief host/Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Chairman, Board of Trustees, Nigeria Media Merit Award, (NMMA), Engr. Vincent Maduka;…
GOODWILL REMARKS OF His Excellency, Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria On the Occasion of the Grand Awards Presentation…
Researchers at a Spanish hospital announced Monday they will start trials next year of a therapeutic vaccine for patients who already have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. A therapeutic vaccine treats a disease rather than preventing it. Barcelona’s…
Egyptian troops killed on Monday a leader of an Al-Qaeda inspired militant group that operates in the Sinai peninsula and that has claimed attacks against security forces, the army said. Ibrahim Mohammed Salaima, also known as Abu Sohaib, a “field leader…
Duncan Irvine, Rapid Blue talks about: the shooting of Season 2 of X Factor for Nigeria and Ghana; the talent turn-out in Lagos; why the contestants are different in West Africa; and the winner from Season 1 getting a Sony Records contract.
Nigeria’s finance minister offered a sobering view of the country’s economy on Monday, saying growth has mostly benefited the rich and failed to generate enough jobs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a forum of business leaders that the country’s economy likely…
The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku has expressed confidence at the on-going projects by the Federal Government’s determination, to…
The wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan, who is the President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) has…
Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel, who barely left her husband’s bedside in the final six months of his life, has hardly been seen in the wake of his death. Machel maintained a near round-the-clock bedside vigil during the 84 days Mandela spent in…
A man accused of the gruesome murder of a British soldier told his trial on Monday that he loves Al-Qaeda and considers the Islamic militants to be his “brothers”. Michael Adebolajo, 28, sat surrounded by security guards as he began giving evidence…
South African security forces had only days to implement a rough plan for Nelson Mandela’s grand funeral, based partly on blueprints of past major events like the 2010 World Cup final. South Africa’s first black president had been seriously ill for…