Ivory Coast Court Clears 10 Candidates To Run For President
Ivory Coast’s constitutional court cleared 10 candidates on Wednesday to stand in next month’s presidential election including incumbent Alassane Ouattara, who is expected to win...
Author : Jide Adesina
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Change Lives in West Africa
Wrapping up six weeks in Cape Coast, the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tour leaves behind people whose lives are changed along with a new Volunteer...
50 Cent is Bragging About His New Home in Africa 2Months After Filing For Bankruptcy
Danny Moloshok/Reuters50 Cent. Rapper Curtis Jackson, a.k.a. 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy almost two months ago, but that won’t stop him from living well, and...
UN Slams DR Congo Ban on Film on Doctor
The DR Congo’s UN mission chief on Wednesday slammed a government ban on an acclaimed film about Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege, who has treated thousands...
Tennis-Wawrinka Storms Into U.S. Open Semis As Rain Approaches
With rain threatening, fifth seed Stan Wawrinka stormed into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday sweeping past big-hitting South African Kevin Anderson 6-4...
US Embassy in South Africa Warning of Possible Terror Threats
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa is warning of potential terror threats to American interests in the region. In a message posted on the embassy’s...
VN, Egypt To Increase Trade Value
Tea is packed at Phu Ben Tea Company Limited for export to several markets, including Egypt. Viet Nam and Egypt expected to increase their...
Nigeria President Made A Twist -Declared Assets
According to  statement by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu said “the documents...
Director Hits Back At Critics of Taylor Swift’s ‘White Colonial’ African video
The director of Taylor Swift’s new music video set in Africa struck back on Wednesday at mounting criticism of the scarcity of black people in...
The Long Road Toward Consensus on Safeguards
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank is updating its policies protecting the poor and the environment in Bank- financed projects. The World Bank launched the 3rd...
The Struggle For Social Inclusion of People With Albinism
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Each one speaks volumes in the work of photojournalist Jacquelyn Martin. Through her striking portraits, Martin...
La Mamounia of Marrakech Ranks The World’s Best Hotel
Larbi Arbaoui Dedicated free-lance journalist with three years of experience as a news correspondent, translator, and editor. Larbi has been working as a journalist, reporting...
How Technology And Information Age Is Changing The World
In so much of the world, there are serious challenges to education and health for young people, and at the other end of the scale...
Loans May Help Kenya Airways Take Delivery of Boeing 787s
Two new loans provided to Kenya Airways Ltd could help Kenya’s national carrier complete the financing needed to take delivery of two Boeing Co 787-8...
Libyan Gov’t Bans The Entry of Pakistani, Yemeni, Iranian Nationals
Libya’s internationally recognized government has decided to ban the entry of Pakistani, Yemeni and Iranian nationals to the country, according to Libyan official news agency...
UN Security Council Condemns Attack Against AU Mission in Somalia
The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned in the strongest terms the attack by the extremist group Al Shabaab against an AMISOM base in Janaale...
UN ; War Stops 13Million Going To School in Middle East, North Africa
By Sylvia Westall Conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa are preventing more than 13 million children from attending school, leaving their hopes and...
Nigeria Politics :100 DAYS OF PRESIDENT BUHARI
EDITORIAL BY ‘JIDE ADESINA I think President Buhari is a man of his words according to his speech at chathamhouse in London. In all honesty...
In Morocco, Reform Is The Electoral Challenge
Abderrahim Chalfaouat Among the Arab Spring developments, Morocco has positioned itself as an exceptional political experience in the region. The monarchy, Islamist-led government and opposition...