SPECIAL REPORTING : UK GENERAL ELECTION 2015
Electoral Commission 11pm Houghton & Sunderland South –traditionally the first seat to declare. Safe Labour territory 1am Nuneaton – one of the first...
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Burundi President Says A Third Term Would Be His Last // Un Troisième Mandat Serait Son Dernier, Dit Le Président Du Burundi
Protesters hold placards as they demonstrate against the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s decision to allow Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term...
Police out in force in Guinea as fresh protests begin
Guinea deployed security forces nationwide on Monday to police fresh anti-government protests, witnesses said, as clashes broke out in the capital but the provinces remained...
US GIVES $45 MILLION TO HELP KENYA WITH REFUGEE CRISIS // U.S. DONNE $ 45 MILLIONS POUR AIDER LE KENYA AVEC LA CRISE DES RÉFUGIÉS
The United States said Monday it will give $45 million to help Kenya deal with an increasingly complex refugee crisis in a region long defined...
Three Killed in a Road Accident in Morocco // Trois Morts Dans Un Accident De La Route Au Maroc
Three people were killed and three others were seriously injured in a road accident late on Saturday in the central province of Beni Mellal, local...
More Child-Rape Cases By Peacekeepers Could Emerge: UN // Les Cas De Viol D’enfant Plus Par Des Casques Bleus Pourraient Voir Le Jour : Nations Unies
Following shocking revelations of child sexual abuse by French peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic, the UN has warned that it is “horribly possible”...
Burundi Blocks Social Media Amid Anti-President Protests // Burundi Bloque Les Médias Sociaux Malgré Les Protestations Anti-Président
Burundi policemen detain protesters opposing President Pierre Nkurunziza from We Recommend Protesters claim that the government has been clamping down on free speech in recent...
End Hostilities in Northern Mali – UN SEC // Fin Des Hostilités Dans Le Nord Du Mali – ONU SEC
Chadian UN peacekeepers heading to their base in Tessalit, northern Mali. Photo MINUSMA/Marco Dormino United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for an immediate end...
Plane Carrying Bill Clinton Makes Emergency Landing In Tanzania // Avion Transportant Bill Clinton Rend En Tanzanie D’atterrissage D’urgence
A plane carrying Bill Clinton made an emergency landing in Tanzania, according to several national news outlets including Business Insider,CBS News, the Huffington Post and...
Nigerian Army Says 293 Girls And Women Have Been Rescued From Boko Haram stronghold
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Protesters gathered outside Nigeria House in London on April 14 to mark the one-year anniversary since a group of Nigerian schoolgirls was...
Riots Erupt in Baltimore After Man Dies in Custody // Émeutes Eclatent A Baltimore Après L’homme Meurt En Détention
Thousands of police and National Guard troopers back up officers in Baltimore after riots triggered by anger over the death of a black man in...
ISIL killed Five Journalists Working For Lyibia TV Station // ISIL Tué Cinq Journalistes Travaillant Pour Lyibia TV Station
Islamic State militants have killed five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part of the country, an army commander said...
UN Forum in Morocco Agrees Draft Action Plan For Religious Leaders On Preventing Incitement To Violence
Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng briefs the press. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard A United Nations-backed forum today concluded in Fez, Morocco, having...
Touching Vigils Held For 900 Victims of Mediterranean’s ‘Deadliest Ever Migrant Tragedy’ As Hundreds More Fleeing War-Torn Africa Continue To Flood Europe’s Shores …
Candle-lit memorials held on beach in Malta and Rome’s Verano Cemetery In memory of Libyan refugees who died on a smugglers’ vessel on Sunday Italian...
We Won’t Stop Pursuing Our Mandate – Sen. Ladoja // Nous N’arrêterons Pas Poursuivre Notre Mandat – Honoré
“What makes ladoja to be popular is that he did well to the civil servants and the publics’ Accord Party governorship candidate in Oyo State,...
Zimbabweans March To South Africa Embassy // Zimbabwéens Mars A L’ambassade De SA
Zimbabweans have taken to social media to mobilise for a “Black Friday” campaign following the deadly xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals in South Africa. Zimbabweans...
West Africa Is The Africa’s Gateway For Investors // Afrique De L’ouest Est La Porte D’entrée De L’Afrique Pour Les Investisseurs
Foreign investors are becoming more aware of the investment opportunities available in West Africa and are seeing the region as the next growth hub for...
Nigerian Army Acquits 57 Soldiers Sentenced To Death In December // Armée Nigériane Acquitte 57 Soldats Condamnés A Mort En Décembre
A special court martial of the Nigerian Army has discharged and acquitted 57 soldiers who were charged with losing their weapons and going on an...
Nigeria’s ‘Chibok Girls Not Forgotten’ // ‘Chibok Filles Ne Pas Oubliées’ Du Nigeria
The ‘Chibok Girls Not Forgotten’ event brought together, from left, VOA Director David Ensor, U.S. Representatives Frederica Wilson and Karen Bass, escaped Chibok schoolgirl Patience...
Probe On if LTTE Arms Were Given To Terrorists // Sonde Sur Si Les Bras LTTE Ont Eté Donnés Aux Terroristes
Chaminda Perera The government has started a comprehensive investigation to ascertain whether arms and ammunition recovered from the LTTE were provided to the Ukrainian Guerrillas...