Tunis (AFP) - A newly-opened trial over a 2015 attack at the Bardo museum in Tunisia's capital that killed 21 foreign tourists and a policeman has been adjourned until October 31, court officials said Wednesday. Two gunmen opened fire at the National Bardo Museum in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Some 22 detained suspects were ...
Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, 12 July 2017- The African Information Highway, a first of its kind data hub developed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revolutionize data management and dissemination in Africa, will be spotlighted at the 61th World Statistics Congress. The Congress, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco, from 16- ...
Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, 12th July 2017 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a historic framework agreement known as the Pillar Assessed Grant or Delegation Agreement (PAGODA) between the Bank group and the European Commission (EC). The agreement ndash; which further enhances the Bank Gr ...
Paris (AFP) - France will cut processing time for asylum requests and boost housing for refugees while systematically deporting illegal economic migrants, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Wednesday. Unveiling an action plan for dealing with tens of thousands of people who arrive in France each year, Philippe said it aimed to guarantee t ...
Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, 11 July 2017 ndash; The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has approved and adopted a new medium-term strategy which aims to focus on critical issues that matter to African communities, governments and the entire continent. Among other things, the Medium-Term Strategy (2018-2022) will strengthen the ...
Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, 11 July 2017- The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed a landmark agreement to strengthen partnership at country level. Both parties have agreed to jointly pull together the sum of US $2 billion over the next three years to finance projects in agriculture a ...
Mogadishu (AFP) - Last month, a baby was born in the Somali capital Mogadishu with a terrible eye defect that requires treatment abroad. The infant was cleared for treatment in Turkey but before the paperwork was complete a container ship, believed to be the Panama-flagged MSC Alice, docked outside Mogadishu port, accidentally dragging its ancho ...
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA) are concerned about the recent actions taken by the government of Zambia, including politically motivated prosecution of political opponents and a proclamation of a Declaration Relating to Threatened Emergency. These ...
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