2012-07-10 08:03:23Emergency Food Programme Under Fire[IPS]Nouakchott -The sun is beating down on Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, and Habi Amadou Tidjane Diop is a tired and frustrated woman. Seated on an empty upturned bucket, the mother of nine is waiting in a long queue to buy food.
Tuesday, 06-18-13, 13:55ZRL Boss Chirwa Dropped[Times of Zambia]EMBATTLED Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) chief executive officer Clive Chirwa has been retired in national interest.
Tuesday, 06-18-13, 13:52Al-Jazeera Crew Released After Being Held for Three Days[RSF]Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that three Al-Jazeera journalists and their driver were released yesterday, two days after being arrested near the eastern city of Zinder for "travelling without accreditation".
Tuesday, 06-18-13, 13:48NE Nigeria Insecurity Sees Refugee Outflows Spreading to Cameroon[UNHCR]This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 18 June 2013, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Tuesday, 06-18-13, 13:09Larayedh On Working Visit to Sfax to Inaugurate 47th International Fair[Tunis Afrique Presse]Sfax -Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh paid a working visit to Sfax to inaugurate the 47th International Fair, held in the region, from June 18 to July 2, under the motto of "Employment and Dignity."
Tuesday, 06-18-13, 13:08Land, Extractive Transparency Critical for Tanzania's Prosperity[Daily News]This year the United Kingdom holds the Presidency of the G8. Prime Minister David Cameron has put greater transparency, freer trade and fairer taxes at the centre of the G8 agenda.