United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Monday said it was disturbed by reports of torture and forced disappearances in Burundi but ignored calls from rights groups for sanctions. A French-drafted statement was adopted unanimously after some wrangling with Russia, China and Egypt, which oppose sanctions. The council ...
London (AFP) - Commonwealth Games chiefs said Monday they were looking for a new venue for the 2022 edition after announcing scheduled hosts Durban had failed to meet key obligations . Last month, South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula indicated the government might withdraw its financial support because of the cost of staging the multi-sp ...
La Goulette (Tunisia) (AFP) - Tunisia's coastguard on Monday announced the seizure of 31 kilos of pure cocaine with a value of more than $6 million (six million euros) off its Mediterranean coast facing Italy. The bust came after suspicious movements were sighted on a boat off Cape Bon, a peninsula on the strait of Sicily, Mohamed Walid Ben Al ...
London (AFP) - The head of the Commonwealth Games Federation said Monday the organisation was actively exploring alternative options to Durban as host of the 2022 Games after key obligations had not been met by the South African city. Last month, South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula indicated the government might withdraw its financia ...
GENEVA, Switzerland, 13 March 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The AFRICA CEO FORUM 2017, the most high-profile international forum on African private sector development, will be held on20 and 21 March in Geneva and, for the fifth consecutive year, will salute the economic performance of African business leaders and companies at the 2017 AFRI ...
Ansongo (Mali) (AFP) - Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive north. Mali's defence ministry confirmed two soldiers were killed and two injured during the assault by armed men close to the village of Fafa, which lies near the border with Niger. Reinforcements were on ...
Rabat (AFP) - A Moroccan court on Monday resumed the trial of 25 Sahrawis accused of killing 13 people, mostly Moroccan security forces, in the contested Western Sahara's Gdeim Izik camp in 2010. The killings allegedly took place during riots that broke out as security forces cleared the camp near the city of Laayoune in November 2010. The Co ...
Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, March 13, 2017 ndash; Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African Governments and their partners to do everything possible to close the continent rsquo;s huge energy gap. They made the call on Monday, March 13, 201 ...
London (AFP) - The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer take place in Durban, South Africa, the BBC and other British media reported Monday. South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula indicated that the government might withdraw its financial support because of the cost of staging the multi-sport event. Durban was named as the 2022 Games h ...
Algiers (AFP) - An archaeological treasure trove on the site of a planned metro station in central Algiers is set to become a museum, opening a window on 2,000 years of history. The site, close to the Algerian capital's UNESCO-listed casbah, has yielded remains from the city's Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and French periods. It was spectacular, ...
London (AFP) - With Britain on the brink of triggering its EU exit talks, the country and its historic trading partners in the Commonwealth are sizing up an opportunity to boost business. Members in the 52-state organisation, which was born out of the British empire, feel the time is right to exploit their common bonds of language and law to a m ...
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