Guinea police seize 800 pieces of ivory in bust Guinea police seized over 800 pieces of ivory, including sculptures and elephant tusks, in the capital Conakry during a raid that led to six arrests, police said Friday. The arrests were made ...

50051 AfranIn a meeting with members of the IRI parliament's national security and foreign policy committee, Rabbi Mashallah Golestaninejad said, "I have repeatedly declared that we are against pro-Zionism rabbis and the books containing their decrees ...

50121Nigeria’s federal civil servants have vowed to go ahead with their planned five day warning strike starting if the federal government fails to announce their demand for salary increament.The warning strike will begin today despite pleas from Act...

50280Les dockers de ville continuent de vivre le calvaire d’une répression dont tous les Mauritaniens (partis politiques, société civile, citoyens…) sont les témoins indignés : des dizaines d’arrestations, de nombreux blessés.Malgré les ex...

505 47 ADWAC trains out-of-school youths on HIV/AIDS prevention, behavioural changeThe Agency for the Development of Women and Children (ADWAC) recently organized two days training workshop for 14 out of school youths on HIV/AIDS prevention in Kerewan,...

50036 AfranTehran, April 6, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday that Tehran has planned to host the G15 Summit of leaders on May 17 to help promote mutual and regional cooperation.Speaking to reports in his weekly brie...

This is quite interesting. A Nigerian couple living in London gave birth to a blue-eyed and blonde haired white (not albino) baby girl. Pop it for the full story.Blue-eyed blonde Nmachi, whose name means “Beauty of God” in the Nigerian couple’...

Anyone keen to round off their African holiday in style should consider a short break in Zanzibar for the final leg of their trip, particularly if they are looking for rest and relaxation. Zanzibar is an excellent place to unwind if you have t...

501 63Lagos State Government in the South-west Nigeria has warned that henceforth any individual found wanting of violating the rules at play on sanitation day would be fine to the tune of N50, 000.The government also reiterated that the monthly enviro...

La communauté musulmane du Sénégal qui représente plus de 95 % de la population commémorera vendredi l'anniversaire du prophète Mohammad (Paix et salut sur lui). La présente édition du « Gamou » annuel est marquée par l'inauguration dans la ...

50503 The GambiaIn its and strive to transform west African into a borderless region, bringing citizens closer together and promote region integration, the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the government of the Ga...

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SENEGAL-50424Le phénomène de la lutte avec frappe au SénégalLa lutte avec frappe est sans conteste le sport le plus populaire du Sénégal. Elle mobilise aujourd’hui des milliers de personnes dans les stades et des millions de téléspectateurs d...

50033 AfranTehran, April 4, IRNA – Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki wound off his African tour and arrived home on Sunday.During his five-day African tour, Mottaki visited Algeria, Gabon and Senegal and conferred with the countries’ high ranking...

50320 - 09042010KINGSWAY TYRES LTD plans to invest Sh50 million in a retread production line.The proposed Nairobi factory, which is a signature project in marking Kingway’s 50 year anniversary, will reduce the cost of tyres by 60 per cent and curb en...

50043 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is now emerging as a new power in the world.President Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a meeting with new Iranian ambassadors to Norway, Jordan and Turkmenistan ...

50055 AfranTehran, April 16, IRNA – The First International Conference on Poets of Iran and World will be held here at Vahdat Hall on Saturday.President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will open the meeting where a group of Iran's cultural officials as well as 5...

50062 AfranTehran, April 21, IRNA -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said insecurity in the Middle East is caused by forces outside this region.According to the Presidential Office Website, Ahmadinejad in an interview with the German TV network R.T.L. sa...

50077 AfranTehran, April 25, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who paid an official visits to two African countries, returned home on Sunday morning. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Cooperative Minister Mohammad Abbasi, Agricultural Jihad Mi...

50604Nairobi/ KampalaKenya’s bid to settle a month-long diplomatic row with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over new visa rules appears to have flopped, signalling that thousands of traders will remain locked out of their most popular source market fo...