APA, Abuja (Nigeria) The French ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jeane Dumond, said on Monday in Katsina, Northern Nigeria that France fully supported the sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic by the Economic Community of West …

DAKAR, (Xinhua) — Four Spanish nationals working for an NGO were taken hostage on Sunday evening some 150 km north of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, the African News Agency reported.
It is the first time that …

APA-Nairobi(Kenya) Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga on Monday accused the donor community of painting a gloomy picture of the country by mainly focusing on corruption and reforms hence denying the poor and vulnerable a chance …

APA-Montreal (Canada) The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs named Michele Levesque as its representative to the African Union (AU), informed sources told APA Monday in Montreal.
Ms. Levesque will combine her new role with the title …

ABIDJAN,  (Xinhua) — The presidential election in Cote d’lvoire, initially scheduled for Nov. 29, will be postponed for some weeks, according to a communique released by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on Sunday.
The …

APA-Cairo (Egypt) The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced in Cairo on Monday that the Libyan authorities have decided to pardon 20 Egyptian prisoners in Libyan jails on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.
The Assistant Egyptian Foreign Minister …