Oil Prices Extend Slide // Les Prix Du Pétrole S’étendent Slide
Oil prices slid in early Asian trade on Wednesday after touching their lowest in nearly six years the previous session, with analysts predicting further falls...
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UN Agency Warns of Food Insecurity Amid Ongoing Instability // Agence De L’ONU Met En Garde Contre L’insécurité Alimentaire Au Milieu De L’instabilité Encour
According to UN estimates, nearly 440,000 people remain displaced inside the Central African Republic (CAR) while some 190,000 have sought asylum across the borders. Photo:...
As World Watches Paris, Nigeria’s killings Go Unnoticed //
Nigeria’s president was among leaders who condemned last week’s attack by Islamic extremists on the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, yet his response to the...
World Bank Says Ebola Puts Future Prosperity of Liberia, Sierra Leone ‘At High Risk’ // La Banque Mondiale Dit Ebola Met La Prospérité Future Du Libéria, En Sierra Leone “À haut Risque”
Daily life in Monrovia, Liberia, where, along with Sierra Leone, The World Bank says the socio-economic impacts of Ebola are far-reaching and persistent. Photo: World...
UN Electoral Mission Prepared To Help Country In ‘Decisive’ Return To Peace // Mission Electorale De L’ONU Prête A Aider Les Pays A « Décisif » Retour à La Paix
The United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, known by its French acronym MENUB, officially launched its activities today in the capital of Bujumbura as...
Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon D’Or Over Lionel Messi & Manuel Neuer // Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon D’Or Over Lionel Messi & Amp; Manuel Neuer
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or world footballer of the year award for the second year in a row. The Portugal...
China Has Just Banned The Burqa In Its Biggest Muslim City // La Chine A Juste Interdit La Burqa Dans Sa Plus Grande Ville Musulmane
WRITTEN BY  Lily Kuo@lilkuo Chinese authorities have banned women in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang—an autonomous western region where Muslims account for almost half of the...
Oyo State Declares Their Support For Re-election of President Jonathan // L’état d’Oyo déclare leur soutien à la réélection du Président Jonathan
The presidential campaign rally in Mapo hall, Ibadan was a show of dignitaries and who is who in Oyo state politics. Ministers from the South-West...
Statement By UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on Escalating Violence Against Children in Northern Nigeria //
“These images from Northern Nigeria should be searing the conscience of the world. “Some two thousand innocent children, women and elderly reportedly massacred in Baga....
Kofi Annan To Address Nigeria Civil Society Groups // Kofi Annan, Aux Groupes De La Société Civile Pour Le Nigeria Adresse
Kofi Annan Kofi Annan, Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, is to visit Nigeria from January 12 to 14 to address a conference on the...
France Attacks: More Than One Million Turn Out For Unity Rally in Paris, With Huge Marches in Other French Cities
 Huge crowds in Paris for unity march after three days of terror left 17 people dead  40 world leaders including UK PM Cameron and...
UN To Host New Round of Talks Among Libyan Parties With View To Ending Crisis // Nations Unies Pour Accueillir La Nouvelle Série De Pourparlers Entre Les Parties Libyennes Avec Vue à La Crise
A destroyed house in Ahy Badr in the town of Mizdah in the Nafusa mountains in Libya after tribal conflict in March 2013. Photo: IRIN/Jorge...
Duaba Serwa And Heel The World (HTW) Founder Get Married In Holy Matrimony // Duaba Serwa Et Talon Le Fondateur Du Monde (HTW) Se Marier Dans Les Liens Sacrés Du Mariage
Fred Deegbe Jr, the gentleman behind shoe brand Heel The World (HTW), and Nelly Hagan-Aboagye of the popular female and owner of brandname Duaba Serwa,...
Ugandan Model Patricia In Black And White by Jannick Boerlum
Dark and lovely! Perfect description for our recently profiled/published model from Uganda. But also, check out these lovely black and white shots by Jannick Boerlum....
First-Ever Footage of Ecotype D Orcas // Première Images De L’écotype D orques
Crew of the Bob Barker encounter rare Ecotype D Orcas. (Credit: Sea Shepherd/YouTube) Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While tracking a Nigerian...
US Condemns Intensifying Violence In Nigeria // U.S. Condamne L’intensification De La Violence Au Nigeria
The United States condemned a spike in attacks in northeastern Nigeria by BokoHaram, urging all responsible for the “recurring terrorist attacks” to be held accountable....
UN Ramps Up Relief Efforts As Huge Mid-East Snowstorm Threatens Syrian Refugees // ONU Rampes Relief efforts comme La Grande Tempête De Neige De Moyen-Orient Menace Des Réfugiés Syriens
div id=”fullstory”> The United Nations refugee agency has been working around the clock this week to help the millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced...
Over 7,000 Refugees Flee To Chad After Nigeria Violence // Plus De 7.000 Réfugiés Fuient Au Tchad Après Les Violences De Nigeria
Around 7,300 Nigerian refugees have fled to the neighbouring Chad, over the last 10 days, following violence in northeastern Nigeria, the UN said Friday....
Eskom dismisses bankruptcy claims // Eskom Rejette Les Revendications De La Faillite
Eskom forked out billions of rand to buy diesel to boost the grid(SABC Eskom has dismissed having any knowledge of reports that it is broke....
Nigerian Forces Launch Assault On Boko Haram In Baga // Forces Nigérianes Lancent Assaut Sur Boko Haram En Baga
Nigerian forces backed by air strikes were fighting Friday for the town of Baga, seized by Boko Haram last weekend in what Amnesty International suggested...