20 MHz of capacity leased on EUTELSAT 10A’s powerful African widebeam PARIS, December 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — PPC (formerly Philips Projects Centre), one of the leading providers of integrated IT services in Nigeria, has selected Eutelsat Communications…
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Nicholas Kay paid…
France on Monday arrested 45 people in a vast sweep against international arms traffickers, police said. In a statement, police said some 300 officers had been involved in the operation, which focused on hundreds of military-grade arms, pieces of ammunition…
Britain’s new envoy to Tehran visits Iran Tuesday for the first time since a thaw in relations between the two countries who severed ties two years ago, his Iranian counterpart said Monday. Hassan Habibollah-Zadeh told the official IRNA news agency…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has restated his firm opposition to a nuclear deal with Iran during a visit to Rome in which he was set to meet Pope Francis and Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Monday. “It is very easy to receive a pat on the…
Three hooded hackers hunch over their computer screens in the control room at Israel’s new state-of-the-art “Cyber Gym”, where IT and infrastructure company employees train to defend against cyber attacks. The facility, a series of small buildings in…
The police helicopter which smashed through the roof of a Glasgow pub killing nine people was pulled free of the devastated building on Monday, as a fire chief admitted there was a slim possibility of finding survivors. Three people on board the helicopter…
Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population in a decade if current poaching levels are not slowed, animal conservation groups warned Monday. An estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally killed across the continent last year, as poaching…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Court today formally handed over the Court’s landmark…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sixteen distinguished jurists today were sworn-in as Judges of the…
Overnight attacks by Boko Haram Islamists forced authorities on Monday to impose a 24-hour curfew in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, closing the airport and shutting roads into and out of the city. The government in Borno state said the decision was taken…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson will be one of the key speakers at this year’s edition of the…
President Goodluck Jonathan has again been urged to remain steadfast, selfless and committed to his responsibilities as President of the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With the end of fighting between the armed forces and M23…
NAIROBI, Kenya, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — African Ministers and Experts Spotlight Efforts to Incorporate Natural Wealth Accounting…
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, December 2, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The BUILD Africa forum (http://www.buildafricaforum.com) is pleased to…
Download image Cover of the 2013/14 Edition of the Muslim 500 AMMAN, Jordan, December 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Latest annual release of ‘The Muslim 500’ highlights those world’s most influential Muslims and highlight changes going on in the Muslim world…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on, Thursday, November 28, 2013 secured yet another conviction as Justice Shuaibu of the…
The Foreign Press Association on Sunday accused the Israeli army of “deliberately targeting” journalists after soldiers fired rubber bullets and threw a stun grenade at photojournalists clearly identified as press. In a statement, the Tel Aviv-based…
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the United States of halting essential supplies to some Afghan army and police units in order to pressure the country to quickly sign a key security pact. The interruption of fuel and equipment had occurred…