50280Les dockers de ville continuent de vivre le calvaire d’une répression dont tous les Mauritaniens (partis politiques, société civile, citoyens…) sont les témoins indignés : des dizaines d’arrestations, de nombreux blessés.Malgré les ex...

505 47 ADWAC trains out-of-school youths on HIV/AIDS prevention, behavioural changeThe Agency for the Development of Women and Children (ADWAC) recently organized two days training workshop for 14 out of school youths on HIV/AIDS prevention in Kerewan,...

50036 AfranTehran, April 6, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said on Tuesday that Tehran has planned to host the G15 Summit of leaders on May 17 to help promote mutual and regional cooperation.Speaking to reports in his weekly brie...

This is quite interesting. A Nigerian couple living in London gave birth to a blue-eyed and blonde haired white (not albino) baby girl. Pop it for the full story.Blue-eyed blonde Nmachi, whose name means “Beauty of God” in the Nigerian couple’...

Anyone keen to round off their African holiday in style should consider a short break in Zanzibar for the final leg of their trip, particularly if they are looking for rest and relaxation. Zanzibar is an excellent place to unwind if you have t...

501 63Lagos State Government in the South-west Nigeria has warned that henceforth any individual found wanting of violating the rules at play on sanitation day would be fine to the tune of N50, 000.The government also reiterated that the monthly enviro...

505 31The Ministry of Agriculture is spearheading the Gambia All Village Savings and Credit Associations (VISACA) Congress at the Sheraton Hotel and Spa in Brufut. The two-day forum brings together stakeholders in the micro-finance institutions across ...

5060691The government has declared five days of mourning fallen former president Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa, starting today. According to the funeral programme released by the government yesterday, the late Binaisa is to be buried on Wednesday at a yet t...

Sénégal-50415CULTURE D’ARACHIDELa production dépasse un million de tonnesLes agriculteurs sénégalais retrouvent le sourire. La production arachidière, principale culture de rente du pays, a dépassé, pour la première fois, depuis deux décenn...

50016 AfranTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stood up for Iran's nuclear program, saying it is "solely for peaceful purposes".In an interview with the BBC, Erdogan trashed Western claims that Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program.Spe...

Sénégal-50425Indépendance énergique en AfriqueUne option sur le triomphe du thermonucléaireL’ancien directeur de l’enseignement supérieur, le professeur Momar Marème Dieng, a préconisé samedi à Dakar l’adoption d’un modèle énergéti...

50321 - 09042010African Union (AU) has embarked on a race to fight piracy, a major challenge for several coastal countries in the continent.An experts meeting on maritime security Ethiopia sought to develop a holistic policy to address the vice, which ...

50044 AfranIRI President receiving Iran's new ambassador to Norway spoke of fostering relations with every country in the world, except the Zionist regime, as basis of the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign policy."Our ambassadors should notice that th...

50115The former governor of Delta State, James Ibori has filed a law suit against the Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State, south-south Nigeria asking for N10 billion ...

50063 AfranTehran, April 21, IRNA – An IRGC commander said the Islamic Republic is to launch a joint exercise with Muslim nations in the Persian Gulf and Hormuz Strait soon.Spokesman of the military exercises of Holy Prophet 5 Brigadier General Ali-R...

50505In its and strive to transform west African into a borderless region, bringing citizens closer together and promote region integration, the Economic community of west African state (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the government of the Gambia throug...

505 13 Licence fee for Pedal bicycles introducedThe office of the Inspector General of police has announced that pedal bicycles with effect from May 1st, 2010, will pay a sum of D100.00 as licence fee, a news release from the police Headquarters reve...

50518Gambia Tuesday, May 04, 2010 Saint Joseph's Family Farms in Bwiam in collaboration with Concern Universal The Gambia recently conducted HIV/AIDS and gender training programmes for communities in the Fonis, Western Region. According to the trainin...

505 17The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh Friday decorated eight officers of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) who were earlier promoted to various ranks in the army.The promoted officers are Sering Modou Njie, promot...