May 5 (Reuters) – Separatist rebels in Mali seized Timbuktu and two other regional capitals in April to create an independent state called Azawad. Timbuktu is…
by Estelle Maussion – LUANDA (AFP) A drought is threatening Angola’s already modest food production, in a setback for efforts to revive once-vibrant farmlands abandoned during…
AFP by Jailan Zayan – CAIRO (AFP) – Egypt’s military on Saturday ordered 300 people detained after deadly clashes between troops and anti-army protesters in Cairo and…
AFP ALGIERS (AFP) – Algeria’s prime minister called Saturday for his country’s stability to be preserved in upcoming polls, arguing he could see no Arab Spring but…
AFP TRIPOLI (AFP) – Niger officials on Saturday held talks in Tripoli on security issues including Saadi Kadhafi and other members of the former regime who are…
AFP RABAT (AFP) – Japan is this year giving $1.3 billion in aid to African nations to help combat the effects of climate change, Japan’s Foreign Affairs…
Cairo – Japan plans to make of Morocco and Egypt two key hubs for its exports to the EU and Africa, Spokesman for the Japanese Foreign Ministry,…
Marrakesh – Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad Dine El Otmani affirmed, on Saturday, that South-South cooperation is a crucial lever that backs up efforts by the international community…