TODAY is a special day for every Zambian whereever they may be. In the history of any nation, Independence Day is a defining moment when the collective sense of nationhood shifts back to recollect the genesis of an auspicious start at being an equal...

What are mercenaries doing in Libya and what is their connection to Moammar Gadhafi?Given the near media blackout in cities like Tripoli, reports are hard to confirm, but eyewitnesses say they have seen black, French-speaking mercenaries reportedly fro...

50018 AfranTehran, March 17, IRNA — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sent a message on the occasion of the first International Day of Nowruz, March 21, 2010. According to a press release issued by the UN Inforamtion Center (UNIC) here on Wednesd...

50020 AfranMottaki in a statement voiced concern over tragic events in Beitulmoqaddas, saying brazen statements of the Zionist occupying regime officials and the series of events and developments over the past few months have tolled bell of danger and ...

The Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed January 22 or April 23 for the conduct of election into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the upcoming 2011 polls.Howev...

50037 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Wednesday that if President Barrack Obama followed the path of former US president George W Bush, he would face a crushing response by world nations.President Ahmadinejad, who arrived in this provin...

50046 AfranTehran, April 10, IRNA -- Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Saturday that Iranian Christians have a bright record in presenting the nation’s image to the world.In a meeting with the Archbishop of th...

50117Newly appointed Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has suspended further allocation of lands across Abuja due to what he described as gross abuse of delegated authorities, deficiencies and misuse of public thrust i...

50065 AfranTehran, April 21, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Iranian nation will bring on their knees those who pose threat to Iran, in a stern response to US President Barack Obama’s t...

50507The Vice President, Aja Dr. Isatou Nije Saidy has said that a committed focus on ensuring and expanding the frontiers and reach of quality education for girls; providing improved and enhance access to healthcare and turbo-charging the enactment an...

50082 AfranDamascus, Syria, April 30, IRNA – First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi said here on Friday that Iran’s progress and dignity belongs to the Islamic world and it will stand alongside the freedom- and justice-seeking nations.Accordi...

50520Alhagie Alasan David Cham, the chief of Nianija district in the Central River Region has raised concerns over what he described as the mismanagement of the Njau and Niamina Maro bird hunting camps in his district.According to Chief David Cham, the...

50131Nigeria’s opposition leader and former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari accused the western powers and ruling class for the failure of democratic progress in the country, saying that, they succeeded in faltering the democracyBuhari who was...

505 41The Gambia’s minister of Tourism and Culture, Honorable Fatou Mass Jobe Njie has highlighted the important role the tourism sector plays in the country’s socio-economic development describing it as the engine of growth for the country’s eco...

501 54As Nigeria released its 2020 national planning document, the Federal Government said it will require an electricity power generation of 35,000 megawatt to be able to realize Vision 2020.The target of the country to produce the stated megawatt was...

506025 KampalaThe International Criminal Court will prosecute politicians who rig elections and those who use the power of incumbency to fraudulently stay in power, a top prosecutor of The Hague-based court has warned.Mr Louis Moreno Ocampo told politi...

50213Le scénario du Mali n’est pas à exclureLa conduite adoptée par la justice mauritanienne pourrait constituer une menace réelle pour la coordination sécuritaire existant entre les pays du Sahel, qui ne cesse de s’intensifier ces derniers mo...

50243Le journaliste Mohamed Nema Oumar et porte-parole de l’ex candidat à l’élection présidentielle du 18 juillet dernier, M Rachid Moustapha, porté disparu depuis environ 72 h, vient d’apporter un démenti catégorique sur la mort de celui-c...