Tag: africa
‘Funding Is Bane Of Africa’s Development’
A senior lecturer in the Philosophy Department, University of Lagos, Professor Olumuyiwa Adebanjo Falaiye, has described lack of proper funding…
Northern Malians Protest in Bamako
Protesters from northern Mali on Wednesday held a sit-in in Bamako against Islamists who have enforced strict sharia, destroyed ancient…
US Kenyan envoy quits
Scott Gration, the U.S. ambassador to Kenya, on Friday disclosed that he is stepping down from his job, citing disagreements…
Obama unveils new African policy
US President Barack Obama released a sweeping new Africa strategy Thursday, declaring a continent torn by poverty, corruption and discord…
World Cup: Libya stun Cameroon
At the end of two rounds of group stage action in Africa’s qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil,…
Soccer: Africa World Cup qualifying results
The Central African Republic secured their first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifying victory as they beat Botswana 2-0, while reigning African…
Gabon set for biometric voting
Gabon has picked the digital security firm Gemalto to set up a biometric voting system in time for next year’s…
Salafists, Muslim hardliners on the rampage in Tunisia
Hardline Islamists, who have been running rampage in Tunisian towns, torching police stations and attacking bars, have sparked an outcry…
Zanzibar urges calm after protests for independence
Police on Tanzania’s archipelago of Zanzibar appealed for calm Sunday after violent clashes with protestors calling for the independence of…
Turkish, African media agree on collaboration
Participants at the Turkey-Africa Media Forum which ended on Friday in Ankara have agreed to establish a common platform to…
G/Bissau junta set for crackdown
Guinea-Bissau’s new ruling junta banned marches Tuesday and warned it would crack down on demonstrators as the African Union suspended…
Algeria buries first leader, Ben Bella
Algeria buried its first post-independence president Ahmed Ben Bella, hailed as an anti-colonial hero and the father of the nation,…
Poor Facilities Cripple Nigerian Tennis
For the progress of every game, human endeavour or project, there has to be a consistent supply of resources and…
Macky Sall: Senegal’s New Face
Macky Sall’s political career appeared to have peaked under Abdoulaye Wade, where after serving as prime minister he fell from…
African Union suspends Mali’s membership
African Union on Friday suspended Mali following a military coup and said it would send a joint team with the…
ECOWAS, EU condemn Malian Coup Makers
West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned actions by renegade Mali soldiers who claimed they had seized power from an…
Military Coup in Mali
Renegade Mali soldiers on Thursday claimed they had seized power from an “incompetent regime,” announcing on television they had suspended…
Fashola: Future Of Africa Will Depend On Laws
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola(SAN) on Friday stated that the future of Africans as a people irrespective of their…
Coup prone West African nation holds polls
The small coup-prone west African state of Guinea-Bissau goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president —…
Libya recovers London mansion from Gadhafi’s son
The Libyan transitional government on Friday won possession of a plush London mansion belonging to a son of the late…
Lagos Fashion Week Kicks Off Today
Nigeria’s biggest city from Wednesday hosts the second Lagos Fashion Week, which organisers say will showcase local design talent and…
‘Predict and Win’ Winner Borrowed N1k To Redeem N50k Prize
The winner of the prize money of the pmnewsnigeria.com predict-and-win promo, Bamidele Dare, has revealed that he borrowed money for…
Drogba Wants N1.5bn From Chelsea
Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba, has started bidding for his services at a net salary of £6million (about N1.5 billion). Talks…
Wade goes for second ballot in Senegal
Senegal’s president Abdoulaye Wade was dealt a humiliating blow Tuesday and forced into a run-off election after failing to secure…
Mandela in hospital for abdominal test
Global anxiety over Nelson Mandela’s admission into hospital has been doused, with assurances from South African government officials and his…
Senegal’s opposition coalition rejects Obasanjo’s proposal
The opposition parties in Senegal have rejected a proposal by Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, urging President Abdoulaye Wade step…
Obasanjo offers peace road map to Senegal
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in Dakar to broker peace between President Abdoulaye Wade and the opposition, has proposed a…
Angola’s oil coy pulls out of Iran, Plans Refinery
Angola’s state oil company Sonangol announced Friday it is withdrawing from a natural gas project in Iran because of international…
Third Term Crisis: Obasanjo peace envoy to Senegal
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has arrived Dakar, Senegal saying that he would not rule out intervening to mediate over…