Hundreds of Malians set up barricades and burned tyres in the streets of Bamako on Thursday, shutting down the capital in the latest protests against a rebellion that has seized several northern towns, and the government's handling of it. The protest in the capital comes after the Tuareg-led […]
Over the last decade, West Africa has made encouraging progress. Violent conflicts that had blighted the region for many years have been ended. There have been real advances in development, health and education. Economic growth is accelerating. Democratic practice, although still not the norm […]
Le Conseil national syrien (CNS) a appelé la Syrie à tenir une « journée de deuil et de colère » mardi en réponse aux « massacres » qui ont fait plus d'une centaine de morts dans la seule journée de lundi, selon les militants des droits de l'homme. Le CNS, qui regroupe la majorité des courants […]
On his first day as a member of parliament, Ziad el-Eleimy is standing on Tahrir Square, where it all began. He is wearing a baggy corduroy jacket with the parliamentarian sticker on his lapel, and he is carrying a plastic bag. He slept on the square for almost three weeks during the […]
Angola's president has moved the head of state oil firm Sonangol into the government to coordinate economic policy, state news agency Angop reported, a move likely to fuel speculation that Manuel Vicente has been selected to succeed Eduardo dos Santos. In September, weekly newspaper Novo Jornal […]
African Union leaders gathered on Sunday for a two-day summit in Addis Ababa selected Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi to be the body's next chairman. The AU's top post rotates among member states and is held for one year. African Union leaders chose Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi Sunday […]
THE banners at the entrance to the Bank of Greece museum in Athens promise a “fascinating journey through Greece’s modern economic and monetary history”. How could any passer-by resist? Inside the museum ranks of glass cases enclose an array of coins and old bank notes, as well as the […]
Le nombre d'étudiants britanniques qui se sont inscrits à l'université pour septembre 2012 affiche un recul de 8,7%, après la hausse des droits d'inscription qui vont doubler, voire tripler à la rentrée jusqu'à 9000 livres en Angleterre, selon les chiffres officiels publiés lundi. 462 507 […]
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third mandate in next month's election, which has triggered protests across the capital, could endanger his country's record of democracy and stability, the United States warned on Monday. One policeman died as protesters hurled rocks, overturned […]
A jury in Canada has found three members of an Afghan family guilty of drowning three teenage sisters and another woman in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honour". The verdicts concludes a case that shocked Canadians. Prosecutors […]
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