Int‘l caravan in support of Moroccan autonomy plan heads to Western Sahara APA-Rabat (Morocco) A caravan comprising Moroccans and foreigners arrived on Wednesday in Guelmim at the Western Sahara border to support the autonomy plan presented by Morocco since April 2007 as the "only possible solution" to the 34-year long Sahara crisis.
2010-06-17 12:37:57
Mauritius is most environment-friendly in Africa, study reveals APA Libreville (Gabon) Mauritius tops the list of African countries that respect the environment while it is sixth at world level, revealed a study conducted by Yale and Columbia universities in the United States.
2010-06-16 13:31:02
Burkinabe PM suggests ‘all-inclusive approach’ in Guinea APA-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) The Burkinabe Prime Minister Tertius Zongo, on Monday in Ouagadougou, called for an "all-inclusive approach" which requires the involvement of all the people of Guinea, including those in the Diaspora, after the presidential election that will end the reign of the junta in that country.
2010-06-15 12:48:27
Int’l Olympic Committee releases list of 46 ‘Athlete Role Models’ APA, Abuja (Nigeria) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released a list of 46 sports stars, including three Africans, as the Singapore 2010 Athlete Role Models (ARMs). 2010-06-10 08:43:54
Amnesty Int’l accuses Polisario Front, Algeria of rights violations APA-Rabat (Morocco) Amnesty International (AI) has criticized the Polisario Front and its strategic ally Algeria for human rights abuses in the Tindouf camps (south-west Algeria), controlled by the Polisario, the AI annual report presented Tuesday in Rabat reveals.
2010-06-09 11:48:32
Over 500 Sahrawis flee Polisario camps for Morocco APA - Rabat (Morocco) Another group of 16 Sahrawis has escaped from the Polisario Front camps in south-western Algeria to go to Morocco and back the “Moroccanness” of Western Sahara, which has been under Morocco’s sovereignty since late 1975.
2010-06-07 15:16:42
Moroccans stage protest against “Zionist terrorism” APA - Rabat (Morocco) Thousands of Moroccans, on Sunday took to the streets of Rabat to condemn the attack launched on Tuesday, in international waters, by Israel against a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip, on which Israel imposed an “inhuman” embargo in June 2007.
2010-06-07 12:58:13
International Kanilai cultural festival extended by a week APA-Banjul (The Gambia) This year’s Kanilai International cultural festival, a biennial event staged in President Yahya Jammeh’s home village, some 120 kilometres from Banjul, which was supposed to end on 7th June, has been extended it by a week.
2010-06-06 19:11:55
Twelve Africans referees to officiate at Fifa 2010 World Cup APA - Dakar (Senegal) Twelve African referees have been chosen to officiate during the Fifa World Cup, which is to run from 11 June to 11 July in South Africa, sources closes to Fifa told APA on Sunday.
2010-06-06 19:08:13