Senegal president concedes defeat to ex-protege
By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell Wade called Sall around 9:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) Sunday to congratulate him on his victory, state television reported. The move alleviated fears that Wade would attempt to stay in office after 12 years or would...
Aircraft Carrying Raja Casablanca Makes Forced Landing
Ghana Airbus Military C295 A military aircraft carrying Moroccan side Raja Casablanca from Sunyani to Accra had to make an emergency landing at the Takoradi Airport on Sunday night due to bad weather. The flight contained 29 members of the Raja side, who were...
Senegal’s Wade concedes election to rival
* Wade congratulates rival Sall in telephone call * Vote tests Senegal's stability after protests (Adds early results, celebrations in Dakar) By Diadie Ba and Bate Felix DAKAR, March 25 (Reuters) - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade admitted defeat in Sunday's...
News Alert Senegal : Sall defeats former mentor
by Malick Rokhy Ba - DAKAR (AFP) Macky Sall's political career appeared to have peaked under Abdoulaye Wade, where after serving as prime minister he fell from favour. On Sunday however, he replaced his former mentor as president. Results were barely out on Sunday...
Mali’s Amadou Sanogo
by Serge Daniel - BAMAKO (AFP) Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo, once a US-trained English instructor to his fellow Malian officers, has emerged as the leader of a military junta which ousted a democratic regime. The middle-aged non-commissioned officer comes from Segou,...
Islamist-linked violence in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (AFP) A former police officer and two of his friends were killed Sunday in a shootout in Nigeria that also killed three suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist group. Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, spokesman for the elite unit hunting down Boko...
Egypt military lashes out
CAIRO (AFP) Egypt's ruling generals lashed out Sunday at the Muslim Brotherhood over its questioning of the military's continued support of the cabinet, while urging the Islamists "to look to the future with the spirit of cooperation." The military in a statement...
Tunisians demand Islamic law
TUNIS (AFP) At least 8,000 Islamists staged a mass demonstration in central Tunis on Sunday in the latest show of force to demand the adoption of Islamic law in the north African country. "The people want an Islamic state", "the people want sharia (Islamic law),"...
HRH Prince Moulay Rachid Presides Over 39th Hassan II Glof Trophy Prize-Giving Cermony
Agadir - HRH Prince Moulay Rachid presided, on Sunday at Royal Palace Golf of Agadir, the prize-giving ceremony of the 39th Hassan II Trophy and the 18th Lalla Meriem Golf Cup, organized under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI from March 19 to 25. SAR le Prince...
Arab spring News : Mar 25, 2012
Kuwait names new central bank governor The Associated Press The appointment of Mohammed Yusef al-Hashel as central bank governor comes as Kuwaiti labor groups, emboldened by Arab Spring protests elsewhere in the region, press for higher wages and perks from the...