500149 AfranThe Israeli Navy reportedly blockades a Libyan-chartered aid vessel which has set sail for the blockaded Gaza Strip, issuing threats against the convoy."Israeli warships are surrounding and threatening the cargo ship. There is a real threat...

5060670Uganda will seek the full amount in taxes from the transfer of assets from Heritage oil after all, according to reliable sources,This comes after reports that President Yoweri Museveni personally insisted that the taxes due to the government fro...

506090The duration at which Uganda’s foreign exchange reserves can cover future months of imports has dropped from 5.2 months to 4.9 months. Foreign exchange reserves (also called Forex reserves or FX reserves) are only the foreign currency deposits ...

5060101The mission looked accomplished. Suspects had confessed to the crime but silently, a war was simmering. Who was to take the credit for arresting suspects behind the 7/11 bomb attacks that left 76 people dead?Yesterday, this clash came to the for...

South Africa has always been a popular tourist destination despite its troubled past and reputation for crime. It is a country of intense beauty and contrasts; hot summers and relatively mild winters (although the high lying interior can get very co...

A powerful bomb blast in a crowded Moroccan cafe killed at least 14 people, wounded dozens of others and shattered the relative calm in a corner of the Arab world overwhelmed by uprisings and deadly government crackdowns.The bombing was timed to max...

North Africa lies along the Mediterranean Sea and encompasses within its fold several nations, including Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Egypt. This is a region marked by geographic, political, social, economic and cultural diversity,...

Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal Court yesterday 9th February 2010 convicted and sentenced one Mustapha Gaye, a resident of Latrikunda Sabiji, to death. After a marathon trial, the court found the accused, Mustapha Gaye, guilty of the...

SENEGAL-50408Fermeture de la base militaire française de DakarAprès quatre siècles de présence, la France annonce le retrait de sa base militaire du Sénégal. Les ¾ des effectifs, soit 900 hommes, vont être redéployés à Libreville, au Gabon q...

50012 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the unfair materialistic system in the world is on verge of collapse and the world needs a new humanistic and just order.According to the report of Presidential Office website on Tuesday, President Ahmadine...

50201 MauritaniaLe président mauritanien Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz a rejeté, samedi au cours d'un meeting, tout partage du pouvoir avec ses opposants, leur enjoignant de "reconnaître" son élection et de jouer le jeu d'une opposition normale. "Nous n'...

50312 18032010The Pan African Conference got underway today in Nairobi, attracting an attendance of media experts and political leaders in discussing the role of media in an African democracy. Chief guest President Kibaki set the pace with an acknowled...

50026 AfranForeign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is due in Libreville, Gabon, on Thursday after a visit to Algeria on an official invitation by the Gabonese counterpart, Paul Toungui.“The visit is in response to Gabonese Foreign Minister’s prior Tehr...

50316 - 05042010 Kenya is pushing for the removal of work permits at the regional level to enhance free movement of workers. Kenyan government fears the requirement could be used by some East African Community (EAC) member states to restrict free movem...

50108The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) have jointly come into agreement by committing N210 million for the enrolment of girls into schools.The two organizations said the gesture i...

50322 - 13042010The first phase of negotiations over $385 million claim France Telecom has slapped on Kenyan government has ended amid secrecy even as it emerges that the French have now indicated that they may pull out of Telkom Kenya if the matter is...

50060 AfranTehran, April 17, IRNA – The use of nuclear arms is Haram (religiously forbidden) and it is incumbent on all to protect humankind from the grave disaster, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Saturday.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ma...

50070 AfranThe IRI President attending the opening ceremony of Zimbabwean international trade exhibition said exhibitions are good opportunities for countries to foster relations.President Ahmadinejad added that trade relations between Tehran and Harar...

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...