Pope Francis on Friday paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela for “forging a new South Africa” and said he hoped his example would inspire the nation to strive for “justice and the common good”. Francis praised the “steadfast commitment…
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India on Friday declared five days of national mourning for South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela who was hailed as a “true Gandhian” and a “great friend” by the country’s leaders. The Indian flag will be flown at half mast across the country…
BEIJING, China, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces at the regular press conference:Vice…
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJonathan ShrierActing Special Representative, Office of Global Food SecurityJohannesburg, South AfricaDecember 4,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Calling Nelson Mandela a leader with hard-won wisdom and maturity unparalleled…
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — RemarksJonathan ShrierActing Special Representative, Office of Global Food SecurityJohannesburg, South AfricaDecember 4,…
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) “Elite ‘A’ Men’s Referees and Assistant Referees/Women Referees and Assistant Referees course” officially opened…
President Obama addressed the nation on the death of Nelson Mandela.
America’s first black president Barack Obama Thursday mourned Nelson Mandela as a “profoundly good” man who “took history in his hands and bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.” Obama — who met the former South African president briefly…
South Africa’s archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu lauded his compatriot and fellow Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela Friday as the man who taught a deeply divided nation how to come together. “Over the past 24 years Madiba taught us how to come together…
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday hailed Nelson Mandela as “a truly great man” after the anti-apartheid hero died in South Africa aged 95. “Nelson Mandela was one of the great figures of Africa, arguably one of the great figures of the…
© Foto-net The international football community on Thursday learnt the sad news of the passing of former South African President…
© Getty Images Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee held its fourth and final meeting…
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said “a great light had gone out” following Nelson Mandela’s death, revealing that flags would be flown at half-mast at his Downing Street Office. “A great light has gone out in the world,” Cameron wrote…
A Tunisian rapper was jailed on Thursday for four months over songs deemed insulting to police, in a retrial that his supporters say proves the authorities are harassing dissident artists. The ruling comes amid ongoing human rights concerns under Tunisia…
Paper by His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria at the Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs and Youth Development, Senator Helen Esuene has called on youths of this country…
England’s Premiership clubs confirmed Thursday they would not take part in next season’s European Cup. Representatives of all 12 Premiership clubs met in London following last week’s dramatic decision by France’s Top 14 sides to pull out of the proposed…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs and Youth Development, Senator Helen Esuene has called on youths of this country…
Young American Jennifer Grout doesn’t speak a word of Arabic but has taught herself to sing the Arab world’s best-known, most difficult songs — and could even win a major TV talent show. Her blonde hair loose and without a sign of make-up, the 23-year…