50079 AfranJakarta, Indonesia, April 27, IRNA -- Supreme Leader’s advisor Ali-Akbar Velayati said here on Tuesday that sanctions against Iran are ineffective and that the country will continue its peaceful nuclear activities.In a joint press confe...

50086 AfranTehran, May 2, IRNA – First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi said on Sunday that Tehran attaches great importance to expansion of ties with African, Latin American and Asian countries.He made the remarks in a meeting with Guinea's Fo...

50090 AfranNigeria President Umaru Yar'Adua died Wednesday night.Early Thursday, the president's office confirmed media reports that the president, who had been sick and virtually incommunicado for several months, had died late the previous night."Pres...

505 22Government ministries and departments have been urged to synergise their programmes and activities so that actions could have maximum impact as well as deliver positive results in the country’s drive for national development.Hon. Jato Sillah, T...

501 36The current state of infrastructural decay and incessant power outages at the airports in the in Nigeria has been condemned by the Airline Operators of Nigerian (AON).The AON also noted that besides huge economic losses, the national embarrassmen...

501 42Both President Goodluck Jonathan and his newly sworn-in Vice President Arc Namadi Sambo have pledged to work together in the best interest of the country so that Nigeria can move ahead.The two, who spoke after the swearing-in ceremony of the new ...

50616President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, in the second and last part of his exclusive interview with UBC Reporter for Parliament & international affairs, Kasozi Nasser, speaks about his son joining the army, denies being authoritarian, and hints at st...

501 62Resident doctors in Nigeria have threatened to start a nationwide strike if the federal government fails to pay their Consolidated Salary Structure (CONMESS) as well as their arrears accrued from January 2010 to date.However, the doctors under th...

50218La police des crimes économiques a arrêté l’ex Directeur de la Somagaz El Mechri ould El Hadj, ainsi que les directeurs administratif et financier de cette société, tous suspectés d’implication dans un scandale de mauvaise gestion, auque...

50275Dans un communiqué parvenu à Canalrim, le Comité de Suivi de l’avion porté disparu de Rachid Moustapha remercie le Premier ministre, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, pour avoir reçu des membres de la famille de l’homme d’affaires mauritani...

50292Discours de l'Ambassadeur de France, son excellence Michel Vandepooter. Monsieur le ministre de la Santé,Monsieur le Consul de Monaco,Monsieur le Représentant de l’UNICEF,Monsieur le Coordinateur du Programme National de la Santé et de la rep...

500106 AfranPresident Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday strongly condemned the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime against the human rights activists on board Flotilla of six aid ships and called for formation of a global front to lift Gaza sie...

500115 AfranUnited Nations, New York, June 10, IRNA -- Iran's ambassador to the UN said here on Wednesday that no amount of pressure and mischief will be able to break our nation’s determination to pursue and defend its legal and inalienable right...

500130 AfranFreedom Fleet activists say that the Israeli forces who took them hostage, also stole some of their personal possessions and have still not returned them.The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Fleet in international waters in the Mediter...

500142 AfranTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed on Sunday that the Zionist regime should apologize Turkey for its attack on the international aid flotilla which led to death of 9 Turks.Speaking with reporters in a press conference in...

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...