Burkina Faso: Michel Kafando selected transitional president
Diplomat Michel Kafando has been selected early Monday as the transitional president of Burkina Faso sixteen days after a popular uprising ousted Blaise Compaoré. The […]
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Libya: “Benghazi a disaster area,” Tobruk Parliament seeks international help
The Tobruk based parliament that has been deemed illegal by the Libyan Supreme Court has called for international aid to rescue Benghazi because it has […]
Nigeria: U.S justifies refusal to sell lethal weapons to Nigeria
US State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, has replied to Nigeria’s Ambassador Prof. Adebowale Adefuye comments that the US has refused to sell lethal weapons to […]
Libya: Tripoli takes over largest oilfield, appoints oil minister
The Libyan government based in Tripoli has shifted its attention to El Sharara, the country’s biggest oilfield, and also appointed an oil minister. This is […]
Burkina Faso: Draft Transition Charter Finalized
After tough negotiations and extensive debates, leaders of opposition political parties, civil society, religious bodies and traditional rulers approved on Sunday the final version of […]
Morocco to Start Implementing Regionalization Plan in 2015
King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced on Thursday that his country will start implementing the advanced regionalization plan and the new development model in the […]
Syria : Russia to be more dynamic, Damascus frowns at Ankara
UN’s special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura has held consultations with the UN Security Council in order to find means of ending a war […]
Nigeria: HRW Denounces Boko Haram Violence against Women, Government’s Inadequate Response to Abuses
Human Rights Watch has vehemently denounced the horrific abuses committed by the Islamist Boko Haram group against the women and girls it abducts as well […]
Jordan Opposes Israeli Plans to Divide Al-Aqsa between Muslims and Jews
Jordan is accusing the Israeli parliament of preparing a bill that will divide prayer time at the Temple Mount between Muslims and Jews. The site […]
HRW Publishes Ambiguous Report on Human Rights in Tindouf Camps
Human Rights Watch presented on Saturday in Algiers a 94-page report on the situation of human rights in the Tindouf camps located in south western […]