The uranium and bauxite will soon play a leading role in mining, alongside gold, according to a document published by the National Directorate of Mines and Geology of Mali.This paper reports the existence of large uranium and...

President Francois Bozizé agreed to delay the May 16 vote after meeting with opposition leaders who say the country must first update its voter lists and disarm rebel groups.

Budgetary support for Madagascar has been suspended for 12 months by the European Union (EU), which accuses the Malagasy High Authority Transition of violating the Cotonou Agreement. Amendments and changes to current contracts remain to be examined...

The acting president, General Sékouba Konaté, reaffirmed that all measures will be taken to ensure the holding of presidential elections on June 27, 2010. This follows the visit of a joint delegation of the Economic Community of...

The rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) are “very active and operational in the territory of Lubero, located about 320 km north of Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu. The...

After taking the initiative for a meeting to revive the process, blocked by the impossibility of establishing the bodies of the transitional arrangements provided by the Maputo and Addis Ababa accords, the French attempt just failed and...

A major joint military exercise with countries around the volatile Sahara desert region is beginning as part of a US program of counter-terrorism.The three-week Operation Flintlock aims to improve the ability of the region’s armed forces to...

Madagascar’s President of the Highest Transitional Authority, Andry Rajoelina is likely to have a stormy meeting with the military on Monday the 3rd of May on how to end the year-long political crisis in the Indian Ocean...

The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada declared that Japan will strengthen support for Africa and increase its official development assistance. Okada made the comment at a ministerial meeting to discuss Japan’s aid to Africa.Forty-four ministers...

The Madagascar crisis’s actors have not reached any expected agreement. After his return, Saturday May 1, from South Africa, the Malagasy number one, Rajoelina, has announced his intention to meet the army and be within 48 hours...