Etisalat, the major telecommunication company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Wednesday announced the launch of the Etisalat Prize for Literature aimed at recognizing and celebrating writers and other members of the literary community across Africa....

Japan announced on June 2 a plan to provide 100 billion yen ($1 billion) in aid over the next five years to northern Africa for economic development and humanitarian efforts, including help with security and counter-terrorism measures.

Immigration authorities on Friday blocked former Zambian President Rupiah Banda from traveling to South Africa for a meeting despite a court order that he be allowed to travel, one of his lawyers told Xinhua in an interview.

The presidential office of South Africa says, former South African President, Nelson Mandela is in a serious but stable condition after a recurrence of a lung infection. Mandela has been taken to a Pretoria hospital after his...

The 5th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) officially opened at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Centre in Yokohama, Japan with the Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe announcing a 3.2 trillion yen (approximately...

Libya’s parliament has passed a law banning officials from the Gaddafi era from holding political office. The vote in the General National Congress (GNC) came a week after militias backing the law began besieging the ministries of...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent a message to the public on Tuesday (April 30th) to reassure them about his health. The statement was a first for Algeria. In the past, talk about the president’s health had been...

Mary Robinson, UN Secretary- General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, on Friday urged leaders in the region to keep working towards the success of the new eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace...

At least 20 vehicles loaded with anti-aircraft guns block road as 200 armed men demand removal of Gaddafi-era staff. Armed men have surrounded Libya’s foreign ministry in the capital, Tripoli, to push demands that officials who had...

Ill-health may force veteran Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was in hospital in Paris, to hasten his departure from power, plunging a youthful, restless nation into an uncertain political transition. Algeria, led by Bouteflika since 1999, has for...