Under a presidential decree, the election campaign is scheduled for April 12 to 23. The RCA tries to resume a peace process after being confronted for years to many rebellions, Military coups, rebel abuses and “roadblocks”.But now...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA), has announced a plan to develop a savanna in Mozambique together with the Brazilian government.The project is to develop 5.5 million hectares of savanna in Mozambique, an area almost one...

Two French aid workers kidnapped in Central African Republic (CAR) last year were released Sunday in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced.Saleh Dabaka, spokesman of the ICRC...

Nigerien President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy Salou Djibo has signed two laws, reaffirming the ineligibility of military officers to stand in future presidential elections.According to the laws, personnel of the defense and...

Egyptian opposition parties on Saturday called for amending the constitution to give independent candidates bigger opportunity to run for presidency, state-run.The newly formed opposition alliance which comprises Al-Wafd, Tagammu, Nasserist and Democratic Front parties, kicked off on...

Toyota Tsusho Corp. is planning to build a 1,400-kilometer crude oil pipeline extending from Sudan to Kenya, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.The pipeline would carry a projected 450,000 barrels of oil a day from Juba in southern...

Russian and Chinese construction companies are advancing in their works to build a North African railway corridor, connecting Tunisia and Egypt along the large coast of Libya. Russian Railways, which in April 2008 won a contract to...

The UN experts accused Asmara of causing trouble in Somalia but there is little chance that the Security Council intervene.But in December, Great Britain and the United States, backed by Uganda, had lobbied for the adoption of...

The new military leaders who overthrew Niamey President Mamadou Tandja February 18 promised to restore democracy quickly. On 23 February they have appointed a civilian prime minister, Mahamadou Danda. The new head of state, Salou Djibou said:...

Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers, according to a U.N. Security Council report. Some 3.7...