French President Francois Hollande on Friday called on the United Nations to “play a still bigger role” in the strife-ridden Central African Republic as French troops in Bangui sought to clamp down after days of violence. Heavy patrols of armoured vehicles…
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The death toll from clashes in the Central African Republic’s capital has risen to at least 40, the Red Cross said Thursday, as French troops upped patrols in the city in a bid to stem the violence. “Around 40 bodies have been recovered for the moment…
Amid escalating tensions and deadly clashes between military factions in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission in the country today…
The security and humanitarian situations in South Sudan are rapidly deteriorating as a result of the country’s political disputes, the…
The President of the General Assembly today encouraged the United Nations to honour Nelson Mandela “by letting his legacy live…
MINAWAO CAMP, 24 December 2013 (IRIN) – Only around 1,800 of the thousands of Nigerians forced to find refuge from…
CAF is pleased to announce that the media accreditation process for media representatives wishing to cover the GLO-CAF Awards Gala…
Boosting productivity, fostering competitiveness and ensuring that small-scale farmers have greater access to markets are key to West Africa realizing…
South Africa names CHAN squadHosts South Africa have named a relatively strong 23-man squad for next year’s Orange African Nations…
A special UN force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo used helicopters Wednesday to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango after an attack that killed civilians. “South African helicopters in the UN intervention…
South African cricketing great Jacques Kallis will retire from Test and First-Class cricket after the upcoming Test against India, which gets underway in Durban on Thursday, he announced on Wednesday. However, the 38-year-old — described by Cricket…
22 December 2013 – Amid escalating tensions and deadly clashes between military factions in South Sudan, the United Nations Mission…
VICTORIA, Mahe, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 19, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary…
LUSAKA, Zambia, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On December 11, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary…
TUNIS, Tunisia, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) approved on…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 20, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — As many as 140,357 migrants from Saudi Arabia have returned home…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission…
ROME, Italy, December 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Control operations are continuing in Madagascar against an invasion of the…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, December 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas…
KAMPALA, Uganda, December 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today…