The United States on Wednesday welcomed President Joseph Kabila's decision to step aside and not seek re-election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but said more must be done to ensure a democratic transfer of power. Kabila ended months of speculation when his government announced that former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary will b ...
An NGO ship which rescued 87 migrants off Libya has been given the green light to dock in the southern Spanish port of Algeciras on Thursday, the charity said, after Italy refused them entry. The migrants, nearly all from Sudan including Darfur, had spent 50 hours at sea on board an inflatable boat, without drinking water, and many suffered burn ...
Hundreds of mostly African farm labourers downed tools and marched from fields in southern Italy chanting we are not slaves Wednesday, protesting conditions for tomato pickers after 16 migrant workers died in two road crashes. The near-identical accidents within 48 hours of each other have highlighted the plight of farm workers around the the ...
The government of Singapore, through Enterprise Singapore has invited the chief executive officer of Jumia Nigeria, Mrs Juliet Anammah to join other respected business leaders across Africa and Asia to lead discussions around digital economy, business financing, and consumerism. Enterprise Singapore is the country rsquo;s agency vested wi ...
Abidjan, August 07 (AIP) - The amnesty order for 800 people prosecuted for crimes in connection with the post-election crisis, signed the day before the celebration of the national holiday, is greeted by several socio-professional categories in Abidjan. Cardinal Jean Pierre Kutwa welcomed the measure taken by the head of state on Tuesday, ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo was braced Wednesday for President Joseph Kabila to announce either a successor, or his own candidacy for elections in breach of a two-term limit. A church-backed group called the Lay Coordination Committee (CLC) and a pro-democracy group, Lucha, have called for protests across the country if Kabila says he will ...
Soaring over the Niger river before entering the savannah in northern Mali, a Canadian twin-engined military helicopter is making one of its first forays into the country. Two artillerymen are scanning the ground below when the pilot announces that one of the gauges has stopped. We only have one engine left . As Canada sends its first peacek ...
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