Accra (AFP) - All drumming and noisemaking have been banned in part of central Ghana following the death at 111 of the Asante Kingdom's queen mother after a 39-year reign, the palace said in a statement on Thursday. Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II was enstooled in 1977 as the 13th queen mother of the Asante Kingdom (Asantehemaa). She appointed he ...

N'Djamena (AFP) - Several opposition activists and politicians were detained on Thursday in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, after the government banned a rally following a failed bid to hold a vote of no confidence. The arrests came during an attempt by the opposition to defy a ban by President Idriss Deby's government on a demonstration organise ...

Tunis (AFP) - Victims of murder, rape and torture under successive dictatorships started testifying on live television Thursday as Tunisia -- in a rare move for the Arab world -- tries to deal with decades of abuse. The Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) has tracked human rights violations committed between July 1955, a year before Tunisia gaine ...

Another milestone in the UK-Malawi partnership focusing on education and building a vibrant media was reached on Tuesday following the inauguration of a media centre that will facilitate regular convening, training, mentorship and research by media practitioners in Malawi. Situated in Blantyre within the department of Journalism at the Poly ...

Maputo (AFP) - The number of people killed when an oil tank truck burst into flames in a village in western Mozambique on Thursday has risen to 73, according to a new official toll. The death toll of the incident is now 73, state-run Radio Mocambique announced, citing authorities in Tete province near Malawi, where the explosion occurred. ...

Marrakech (Morocco) (AFP) - Nearly 200 nations made an appeal Thursday for the highest political commitment to combat climate change, at a UN gathering overshadowed by Donald Trump's threats to withdraw the US from a global pact to turn back global warming. We call for the highest political commitment to combat climate change, as a matter of ...

Maputo (AFP) - At least 43 people were killed and 110 others injured Thursday when a truck carrying petrol blew up in western Mozambique, the government said in a statement. The incident occurred when citizens tried to take petrol from a truck in a small village in Tete province, the statement said. Because of the heat, the truck burst int ...

Rabat (AFP) - Amnesty International on Thursday called on Morocco to implement as soon as possible the latest recommendations of the UN Human Rights Committee on policy and penal reforms in the country. Amnesty International welcomes the concluding observations of the UN Human Rights Committee issued on 4 November, it said in a statement. I ...

Rome (AFP) - A hundred migrants were feared drowned Thursday after yet another migrant shipwreck off the Libyan coast, raising the number of those missing feared drowned this week to 340. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said around 100 people were believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, according to 27 migrants who had been plu ...

NAIROBI, Kenya,17 November 2016,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Academy of Sciences and the NEPAD Agency 39;s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) today committed US$7 million to fund innovative ideas and research through the Grand Challenges Africa programme to accelerate scientific breakthroughs that will ...

Florence (Italy) (AFP) - Flying wing Bryan Habana is ready to exorcise the frustration of historic defeat to England when he lines up for South Africa in their biggest game of the year against Italy on Saturday. Toulon wing Habana's injury during a record home defeat to the All Blacks in Durban meant he was forced to watch from the sidelines ...

Rome (AFP) - A hundred migrants were feared drowned Thursday after yet another migrant shipwreck off the Libyan coast, raising the number of those missing feared drowned this week to 340. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said around 100 people were believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, according to 27 migrants who had been pl ...

The Russian United Engine Corporation (UEC) ( www.UECrus.com ), the integrated structure uniting all major Russian gas turbine engine developers and manufacturers) is presenting the newest Russian civil aero engines, including the new generation PD-14 engine developed for the MC-21 airliner at the Iran Air Show 2016. The Iran Air Show 2016 will ...

Orange ( www.Orange.com ) is announced the winners of the 2016 Orange Social Venture Prize for Africa and the Middle East during the AfricaCom Awards ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa, last night. The prize, which aims to encourage start-ups in Africa to launch innovative projects that promote development, has been extended this year to ...

The discovery of oil and gas can be a defining moment for nations. Managed well, it can have a transformative impact; boosting economies and fuelling inclusive growth across the board. But without the right systems in place, a sudden boom in the extractives sector can have debilitating effects - including distorting economies and fostering ...

Florence (Italy) (AFP) - Toulon wing Bryan Habana has been handed the chance to target the all-time record of Test tries after being recalled to South Africa's starting XV for their second November international against Italy. Habana, forced off with injury in a recent battering by the New Zealand All Blacks, watched from the sidelines last week ...

Florence (Italy) (AFP) - Treviso pair Nicola Quaglio and Simone Ferrari could come off the bench to make their Italy debuts against South Africa in Florence after being named among the replacements by coach Conor O'Shea. Fresh from a 68-10 defeat to New Zealand, Irishman O'Shea delayed naming his replacements for Italy's second test in their Nov ...

Tunis (AFP) - Victims of murder, rape and torture under successive dictatorships will testify on live television Thursday as Tunisia -- in a rare move for the Arab world -- tries to deal with decades of abuse. The Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) has tracked human rights violations committed between July 1955, a year before Tunisia gained its ...

Rome (AFP) - Around 100 people are missing feared drowned in the Mediterranean after a migrant dinghy capsized off Libya, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday, citing testimony from 27 survivors. The 27 men now on board the Argos were on board a boat carrying 130 people. They are the only survivors. This tragedy is just unbearable, MSF ...

Bamako (AFP) - With Mali's hard-fought peace deal foundering and jihadist groups back on the offensive, the west African country could be headed for fresh chaos, experts say. Malian, French and UN forces deployed to safeguard the country after a 2013 jihadist offensive in its vast arid north have increasingly come under attack this year. Only ...