Mandela auction in New York suspended after opposition from Pretoria
An auction of Nelson Mandela’s personal effects planned for next month in New York has been suspended due to opposition from the South African Government, […]
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Sierra Leone: Court orders arrest of opposition leader
Sierra Leone’s judiciary on Wednesday December 13 ordered the arrest of Samura Kamara, opposition leader and runner-up in last June’s presidential election, for a corruption […]
Integration of former Renamo guerrillas “hangs” on funds that the UN Secretary general’s envoy says exist
The envoy of the United Nations Secretary General to Mozambique, Mirko Manzoni, said this week in New York that the Mozambican government has the money […]
Sierra Leone sells its egg-sized 709-carat diamond for $6.5 million
The government of Sierra Leone has sold a 709-carat rough diamond, named the ‘peace diamond’, at an auction in New York on Monday, fetching a […]
USA: FBI Most Wanted for Email Fraud is from Nigeria
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a press statement released on its website, declared a Nigerian national living in New York wanted […]
Somalia, Nigeria, S. Sudan Top CPJ’s 2016 Global Impunity Index
The 2016 Global Impunity Index released on Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) indicated that murder cases of 24 journalists in Somalia, five […]
West-Africa: WB, France Ink Agreement to Strengthen Climate Resilience
The World Bank and the French government on Friday inked an agreement providing for supporting West African countries in strengthening the resilience of their coastal […]
Relations between Morocco & UN in Turbulence Zone
Relations between Morocco and the United Nations have entered a turbulence zone following the diplomatic blunder of the UN Secretary General during his recent visit […]
Nigeria: President to handle oil portfolio in long waited cabinet
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is to take personal charge of the country’s crucial oil portfolio, his spokesman, Femi Adesina said on Tuesday, as a deadline […]
Palestine: World Bank warns of fragile situation
An economic report released by the World Bank on Tuesday and is to be presented this week in New York has highlighted that Palestine is […]