5060694Former President Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa’s death on Thursday means Uganda is one of only a handful of democracies without a living ex-president. Former Ugandan leaders General Tito Okello Lutwa, Apollo Milton Obote, Field Marshal Idi Amin Dad...

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...

The subject of "traditional family patterns in Africa" is so broad that it cannot be adequately addressed in one chapter. The cultural and physical diversity added with the dramatic social changes of the last three decades on the continent makes th...

Following the miraculous return of Nigeria’s President Umar Musa Yar’adua into the country, strong indications emerged yesterday that arrangement have been concluded for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the federal Executive Counci...

50005 AfranIran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki described ties with Kenya as good, growing and dynamic.Making the remark in a meeting with his Kenyan counterpart Moses Wetang'ula in Nairobi on Saturday, he referred to the political will existin...

Sénégal-50416AUTOMOBILELes marques japonaises dominent le marché sénégalaisLe marché sénégalais de l’automobile est dominé par les marques japonaises. Quarante pour cent des véhicules vendus, en 2009, au Sénégal, sont d’origine nippone,...

50017 AfranTehran, March 17, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy sent Wednesday a vessel (the 7th one) to the Gulf of Aden to fight pirates and protect the country’s shipping lines from piracy.A number of Iran’s Navy commanders as well a...

50019 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday suggested the head of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to appoint a woman as his deputy.In a letter to the OIC Secretary General, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Iranian president suggested him ...

Nigeria should be divided into two separate independent nations along the Muslims-Christian dichotomy to solve the unending recurring sectarian violence in the country, Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi has said.Gaddafi suggested this yesterday while de...

50036 Afran The Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday called on the nuclear states to disarm in a bid to bring about an atmosphere of peace and security in the international community. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the call in a ceremony to inaugur...

50045 AfranTehran, April 10, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast on Saturday stressed that Tehran is trying to pave the way for global nuclear disarmament with the help of other independent states.Talking to IRNA, he said that the I...

50116Nigeria’s lower parliamentarians, the House of Representatives have concluded arrangements to reconstitute its 84 standing committees on resumption from its current recess.This was announced by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business...

50064 AfranIRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started a three-day official visit to Zimbabwe and Uganda on Thursday. He will be heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation.On the first leg of his two-nation tour, President Ahmadinejad is to arri...

50506Gideon Behar, the ambassador of Israel to The Gambia, has disclosed that the government of Israel has more projects and development plans to offer to the Gambia. He explained that these projects would be mainly in agriculture, health and the educa...

505 14 EX-IGP BADJIE WEEPS IN COURT Pleads not guilty as he, two others answer to 30 criminal charges The former Inspector General of police, Ensa Badjie, Lt Colonel Mam Matarr Secka and Major Kuluteh Manneh who are facing 30 criminal charges, Tue...

50519Reliable information stated that the following have been nominated in the diplomatic service: Mrs. Marie Saine-Firdaus, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has been nominated as The Gambia's ambassador to Cuba, replacing Mr. Pierre Ta...

50130National chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor yesterday was arraigned at an Abuja High Court over alleged N401 million fraud.He was however, granted a N5 million bail, with two sureties in like sum thereb...

505 33Farmers from the various farming organisations within the West Africa sub-region along with stakeholders in the agriculture sector has called on regional institutions such as West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) and the ECOWAS as well as the pr...