50081 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Wednesday congratulated his Sudanese counterpart President Omar al-Bashir, on his re-election as the country’s president.In the message, President Ahmadinejad also congratulated the Sudanese governm...

505 16 Workers Day observedThe Gambia Saturday joined the rest of the world to observe Workers Day also known as May Day at a ceremony held at the Independence Stadium in Bakau. About 58 companies/institutions took part in the event, which began with a...

50127The remains of late Nigeria’s President Umaru Musa Yar’adua is expected to reach his home town, Katsina, Katsina State in the North-Western part of the country for final burial at 2pm.Senior government officials, former leaders, traditional ru...

505 24Students of the Banjul American Embassy School in Fajara, Kanifing Municipality, recently visited the site of Solar Project ‘Tiloo’ a company making solar equipment in Kanifing South, off Kaiaraba Avenue, as the company celebrated a Solar D...

50138University teachers from across Africa have blamed politicians for the frequent power interruptions in the continent, especially in West African nations, pointing out that military putsch was a consequence of unresolved grumbling in the polity.The...

501 45In order to focus on consolidating the dividends of democracy to Nigerians, President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised not to get involve in the race to 2011 presidency.The advice came from a former Nigerian Ambassador to Germany Prof. Tunde Ad...

50619Everyone sees the family business as a safety net. If you fail in the corporate world, you can always put your talent to work at the family business. But if your family doesn’t prepare, that safety net likely won’t be around for the next gener...

50628 KampalaPresident Yoweri Museveni has instructed the Ministry of Finance to come up with a policy on the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) within two months.The PPP is where a government project is largely funded by the private sector. In many cas...

50220Nous, agences et tours opérateurs mauritaniens (SoMaSert, Bontemps+ Voyages, AMST, TAYBA, Hôtel Halima, Mauritania Airways, Chemins de Sable, Tour opérateur français) avons fais venir 17 agences de voyages et 4 journalistes de la presse franç...

50278Le taux de mortalité maternelle a connu une baisse de 50%, passant de 800 cas de décès pour 100 000 en 2002, à 404 cas de décès pour 100 000 accouchements en 2009, indique un rapport récent du ministère de la Santé, publié jeudi.Cette di...

50295APA-Nouakchott (Mauritanie) Les journalistes mauritaniens n’ont plus le droit de publier des informations relevant du domaine du secret militaire ou susceptibles d’être considérées comme telles, a averti le ministre mauritanien de la Défen...

505 44 CJ Agim wants magistrates to live up to expectations The chief justice of The Gambia, His Worship, Mr. Emmanuel Agim has hailed the UNDP for their support in training magistrates on leadership skills, as he called on Gambian magistrates to live ...

500117 AfranQom, June 10, IRNA – First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi said here Wednesday attack on Gaza Peace Flotilla was an indication of weakness of Zionist regime.Addressing a local seminar on water held in this central provincial capita...

500132 AfranTehran, June 20, IRNA – A Ghana publisher said here Sunday that a new international system of relationship, based on fairness and justice, needs to be drawn up.“This unfair world needs to be changed. We need to have a comprehensive m...

506050The wrangles in the Muslim community yesterday went a notch higher with the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council secretary general Sheikh Siraj Kavuma disowning his chairperson, Mr Hassan Basajjabalaba.Accompanied by over 40 district kadhis at the UMSC ...

500151 AfranLondon, July 14, IRNA -- The UK government is continuing to press Israel for the return of electronic and media equipment seized during its attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters six weeks ago, according to Foreign ...

5060672Researchers have cautioned Uganda against the continued existence of Non Tariff Barriers, in the Common Market, which affect the follow of trade between Uganda and East Africa member states.In a study conducted by Dr. Luke Okumu and Prof James N...

500160 AfranEgyptian interest section in Tehran has announced that visas for an Iranian delegation for a visit to the Gaza Strip will be issued by the next week, an IRI parliament representative, Mahmoud Ahmadi Biqash, told reporters Sunday.The member ...

5060104While Uganda tries to wring some money out of Heritage, the firm’s owners are laughing all the way to their offshore banks,Nasser reports,As far as investments go, this must be one of the most profitable ever.Anthony Leslie Rowland “Tony” ...

Batá drums (from left: Okónkolo, Iyá, Itótele)A Batá drum is a double-headed drum shaped like an hourglass with one cone larger than the other. The percussion instrument is used primarily for the use of religious or semi-religious purposes for the...