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Are Cracks Emerging In Syria Military?

June 22, 2012 Geraldine Boechat 0

Jordanian authorities have granted asylum to the Syrian pilot who defected Thursday from the Syrian air force of Bachar Al Assad and landed his MiG-21 […]

Egypt: Official election results delayed

June 22, 2012 Geraldine Boechat 0

Official results of the Egyptian presidential elections which were supposed to be announced on Thursday have been deferred to Sunday because more time is needed […]

U.S. launches new partnership with Sub-Saharan Africa

June 21, 2012 Geraldine Boechat 0

The US administration announced last week it was launching a new partnership with sub-Saharan Africa meant to improve democracy, economic growth, security and trade in […]

Libya: Election Campaigns kick off

June 18, 2012 Geraldine Boechat 0

Campaigns for the parliamentary elections begin today Monday and will last for 18 days according to the electoral commission. The elections were scheduled for the […]

Libya: Gaddafi glorification law unconstitutional

June 15, 2012 Steven Addamah 0

“Law 37″ which was passed by the National Transitional Council’s Legal Committee a month ago has been branded unconstitutional by Libya’s Supreme Court during a […]

Tunisia: Ben Ali Gets Life Imprisonment in Absentia

June 14, 2012 Steven Addamah 0

Toppled Tunisian president, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who is taking refuge in Saudi Arabia with his family, has been sentenced by a military court to […]

Gabon to become world largest producer of manganese in 2015

June 13, 2012 Geraldine Boechat 0

Gabon targets to become the largest producer of manganese in the world in 2015 with a total production of 5.7 million tons. According to forecasts, […]

IFC to promote solar power generating in Sub-Saharan Africa

June 13, 2012 Geraldine Boechat 0

Projects to develop solar power will be launched in several countries in West and Central Africa, a region where limited supply of electricity is one […]