Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, who gained international fame for his leading role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa has been awarded the 2013 Templeton Prize which is worth about $1.7 Million. The prize was awarded to Desmond Tutu “for his life-long work in advancing spiritual principles such as [...]
Despite French and African troops intervention in Northern Mali to drive Jihadist militants out of the country, uncertainty is still looming on the region as armed groups seem to have come back to take revenge for their fighters killed in the French-led bombings started in January. According to press reports, armed groups have launched attacks [...]
After successfully hosting the World Social Forum (WSF) honored with the participation of members of associations and organizations from 127 countries, Tunisia is getting back on track to deal with matters at hand. During the closing ceremony held in the city of Carthage, President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki said that the country is searching for new [...]
President Moncef Marzouki met with the Emir of Qatar, Hamad Ben Khalifa Al-Thani, and Crown Prince separately before leaving Qatar for Tunis. Talks during the meetings centered on development projects and Qatari investments in Tunisia. Speaking on behalf of the president, spokesman Adnane Mansar said that discussions between Marzouki and the Emir focused on “the [...]
The European Union has launched a new €1.8 million worth project to contribute to fight money laundering and drug trafficking in four West African countries, namely Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Cape Verde. The project will help law enforcement agencies to better investigate money laundering, and thereby fight organized crime, a EU press release said on [...]
The dwindling of Egypt’s foreign reserve is forcing the state to cut down on necessary expenditures. The foreign reserve fell by $105 million in February to $13.508 billion, according to the Central Bank of Egypt. This drop led authorities to cancel some planned oil imports. The energy bill accounts for 20% of the budget. An [...]
The president of the world football governing body (FIFA), Joseph S. Blatter, is expected this Wednesday in Nouakchott, first leg of a six day tour that will also take him to Guinea, Botswana and South Africa. At his first port of call, Blatter is to confer with the president of the Mauritanian football association (FFRIM) [...]
The 5th edition of the Oil & Gas Libya exhibition will take place in Tripoli next April 22 through 25. The international exhibition is held part of Libya’s efforts to regenerate and modernize its oil, gas and petrochemicals sector and consequently stimulate the private sector growth on an unprecedented scale. Libya actually seeks to increase [...]
International donors meeting this Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have pledged $455.53m for the international campaign to fight Islamist militants in Mali. The pledges cover the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (Afisma), humanitarian assistance, logistics, security improvement and the future development of Mali. Although African countries had requested the double of this amount to [...]
The first complaint of discrimination against Ethiopian Jews was lodged In 2006, when blood donations coming from these communities was refused out of fear of disease. Since then, many have criticized the Israel as these communities also suffered from discrimination in jobs and education. The latest accusation against Israel was expressed on Monday by six [...]
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