The French nuclear group Areva is accused of endangering the population of the mining towns of Arlit and Akokan. The people would be exposed, according to NGOs, to levels of radioactivity exceeding the standards. Areva had played...

A consultative forum to support the efforts of the peace process in Sudan has started its work in the Ethiopian capital, under the aegis of the African Union (AU).The forum will serve as a mechanism for coordination...

The Defense Ministry in Moscow affirmed Friday that the pirates seized by a Russian warship off the coast of Somalia have been released because of “deficiency” in international law.Authorities initially said the pirates would be brought to...

The ‘Plan B’ put forward by the President of the High Authority of the Transition (HAT, Rajoelina, to extricate the country from the crisis has not yet been endorsed by the Armed Forces. Rajoelina met again Wednesday...

“The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD) decides to accept the proposal made by the Advisory Council to set the transition duration to 12 months, starting from February 18, 2010, said Colonel Abdul-Karim Goukoye on...

“The Congolese Government announced, to the national and international attention, the capture of the terrorist group commander, Sieur Ondjani, by the population of Dongo (Province of Ecuador) this Wednesday, May 5, 2010. These rebels have  brought death...

The Togolese Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo Fossoun handed, on Wednesday, his resignation to President Faure Gnassingbe who wants a new government of “broad political opening”.  The political discussions will be held with the entire political class to...

In 2004, the United States of America started the trans-Saharan partnership in order to combat terrorism, which is building up, in the countries of the Sahel and the Maghreb, because of the ignorance of people, bringing more...

A Russian warship is rushing to assist an oil tanker which has been hijacked by Somali pirates off East Africa.Pirates have seized dozens of ships in the Indian Ocean in recent years, leading several nations to send...

Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua removed from power for months by illness, died Wednesday night at the age of 58 years. Umaru Yar’Adua had not been seen in public since November 2009.