APC Stalwarts Stand Tall For Gov. Ajimobi’s Continuity in Oyo State //
Governor Ajimobi’s hopes of reckoning with history and breaking the political jinx in Oyo state might not be that undaunting as mammoth crowd, party stalwarts...
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BOKO HARAM INCREASES ATTACKS AS NIGERIA ELECTIONS LOOM // BOKO HARAM AUGMENTATIONS ATTAQUES AS NIGERIA ÉLECTIONS LOOM
Boko Haram, Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremist group, is increasing the ferocity and tempo of its attacks, destabilizing Africa’s most populous nation as it prepares for...
Sisi’s Brave New Egypt? // Brave New Égypte de sisi ?
There is, of course, a reason the MSM, which apparently follows the Obama administration’s lead, has been unkind to Egypt’s president. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...
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...
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...
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...
Lagos state Stand Still for President Jonathan Re-election Come 2015 // État De Lagos Se Tenir Toujours Pour Le Président Jonathan Réélection Vient 2015
style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″ data-ad-slot=”2102069697″> The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will officially flag off its campaigns today for the February 14 elections. “Tomorrow we...
UN Chief Welcomes Launch of Electoral Monitoring Mission // Chef De L’ONU Se Félicite De Lancement De La Mission De Suivi Electorale
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the launch of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, which officially started its work on 1 January 2015...
Give Democratic Tunisia The U.S. Support It Needs And Deserves // Donner La Tunisie Démocratique Le Soutien Américain, il a Besoin Et Mérite
By Vance Serchuk Vance Serchuk is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. TUNIS Tunisia is rightly hailed as the...
Opposition Should Do More Than Focus on Uprooting The President //
By Cato N. Lund We enter the campaign year 2015 with two main party meetings behind us. Both were convened to sort out certain issues...
Egypt Court To Hear Jailed Jazeera Reporters’ Appeal // Egypte Cour à Entendre L’appel De Jazeera Emprisonné Reporters’
Egypt’s top court hears an appeal Thursday by three jailed Al-Jazeera journalists as expectations of their release grew amid a thawing of Cairo’s ties...
Gambia’s President Warns Coup Plotters: Yahya Jammeh Addresses Failed Takeover In New Year’s Speech // Le Président De La Gambie Met En Garde Les Putschistes : Yahya Jammeh Traite De Reprise a Echoué Dans Le Discours Du Nouvel An
style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″ data-ad-slot=”2102069697″> Gambian President Yahya Jammeh warned plotters the day after a failed coup against his regime. REUTERS A day after...
Senior UN Envoy ‘Hopeful’ Over Prospects For Peace In Central African Republic // Senior Envoyé De L’ONU « Hopeful » Sur Les Perspectives De Paix En République Centrafricaine
Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Babacar Gaye. UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina Strife-torn Central African Republic is...
Sudan’s Ruling Party Announces Bashir’s Electoral Programme For Presidency // Parti Au Pouvoir Au Soudan Annonce Programme Electoral De Bashir Pour La Présidence
Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said it has completed president Omer Hassan al-Bashir’s electoral programme for the upcoming elections stressing that it will focus...
Ivory Coast Trial Opens Against Former First Lady Simone Gbagbo // Côte d’Ivoire Procès S’ouvre Contre L’ex-Première Dame Simone Gbagbo
Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone sit in a room at Hotel Golf in Abidjan, after they were arrested, April 11, 2011. File...
Essebsi Confirmed winner of Tunisia presidential run-off // Essebsi Confirmé Vainqueur De L’élection Présidentielle Le Tunisie
Beji Caid Essebsi has urged all Tunisians to “work together” for stability Veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi has been confirmed as winner of Tunisia’s first...
The Afrika Market is projecting Beji Caid Essebsi , the winner of Tunisa Presidential Election // Le Marché De Afrika Projette Beji Caid Essebsi, Le Vainqueur De L’élection Présidentielle Tunise
Tunisia’s Beji Caid Essebsi is leading the exits polls with 55.5% of the vote in the Tunisia first free presidential election. Supporters of the...
Kenya’s President Signs Controversial Anti-Terror Bill Into Law // Le Président Du Kenya Signe Un Projet De Loi Antiterroriste Controversé Dans Le Droit
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday signed into law a controversial anti-terrorism bill that sparked brawls in parliament and provoked charges that it violates basic...
Professor Yemi Osinbanjo named Vice President ; APC
The All Progressives Congress has named a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, as the running mate of...
UN Lybia Neighbouring Countries Might Be At Risk.. // ONU Libye Des Pays Voisins Pourraient Etre En Péril…
The United Nations special envoy to the Sahel region said on Monday talks to resolve a crisis in Libya had stalled and warned several countries...