French Aid Worker Abducted by Armed Men in Mali
Sophie Pétronin, the head of a children’s humanitarian group was kidnapped on Christmas eve by armed men in Gao, northern Mali. A local radio station […]
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Côte d’Ivoire: Three Newspapers Supporting Gbagbo’s Party Suspended
La Voie Originale, LG infos and Aujourd’hui, three ivorian newspapers, have been suspended on Friday by the national press council (CNP) for publishing “wrong information.” […]
Tunisia: 45 per cent of youth poised for “illegal migration”
A research conducted to identify motives behind option for migration has revealed that 45 per cent of youth in the North African country are eager […]
Wole Soyinka throws away green card, quits US
Nigerian Nobel-literature laureate Wole Soyinka has confirmed that he has relocated to his native Nigeria. Soyinka vowed a month ago while giving a speech to […]
COP22 seeks clarity on Trump’s position on climate change
As delegates and negotiators continues talks at the ongoing climate change summit in the Moroccan city of Marrakech, there is concern about further US involvement […]
Angola Grants Amnesty to 17 Young Activists
Seventeen Angolan activists sentenced to prison for rebellion against long-serving president Jose Eduardo dos Santos in March, were granted amnesty by the country’s courts on […]
South Africa: 25% of Women in Mining Areas are Raped – MSF
One out of four women living in South Africa’s platinum belt have suffered from rape, a report released on Tuesday by Doctors without Borders (MSF) […]
Equatorial Guinea: €60 mln Disappeared from ex- Minister’s House
About 60 million euros in cash were stolen from the house of a former Equatorial Guinean minister, the country’s state television reported on Tuesday. The […]
Zimbabwe: Women march against economic crisis
Activities in Zimbabwe’s second city of Bulawayo ground to a halt on Tuesday as hundreds of women demonstrated peacefully to protest the government’s handling of […]
São Tome and Principe: New president vows to end poverty
The newly elected President of Sao Tome, Evaristo Carvalho, on Tuesday celebrated his victory with thousands of his supporters, AFP reported. Evaristo Carvalho, the ruling […]