Most Active Stories: Middle East and Africa

  1. Africa: UN Proposes Public Consent for Land Sale in Africa

    A new report by the United Nations has called for curbs on the way that large tracts of land across sub Saharan Africa are being bought up by countries in the Far East and the Gulf States.

  2. Sierra Leone: Israel in Diplomatic Ties With Salone

    A high-powered delegation from the Israeli embassy in Dakar, Senegal was in the country for a two-week working visit to the government and people of Sierra Leone.

  3. Nigeria: Farmers to Partner Israel on Biotechnology

    In order to seize emerging opportunities in the potato market across the globe, the Potato farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) said it is now ready to harness the abundant resources through partnership with Israel in the area of biotechnology.

  4. Rwanda: Badea Gives $10 Million for Electricity

    The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has disbursed $10 million to help in the electrification of some of the country's rural areas, State Minister for Energy Albert Butare has said.

  5. Ghana: Govt to Airlift 400 'Poor Pilgrims' to Mecca

    Vice President Mr. John Dramani Mahama has said that plans are afoot by the government to freely airlift 400 poor Muslim pilgrims nationwide to Mecca this year.

  6. Nigeria: Israeli Firm Floats Airline in Nation

    An Israeli investment group, Alpha Club Holdings Limited, has commenced arrangements to float an airline in Nigeria.

  7. Uganda: Last Exit From Afghanistan

    First the Western powers occupying Afghanistan let President Hamid Karzai stay in the job for months after his term actually expired, on the grounds that an election in the late summer would be easier to arrange. They finally held the election in August and declared it a shining success: Karzai, Washington's man in Kabul, had been re-elected, even though turnout nationally was only 30 percent. (In ...

  8. Nigeria: Hajj 2009 - 180 Pilgrims Stranded, Three Die

    About 180 intending Muslim Pilgrims from Nasarawa State are now stranded at the NYSC Camp in Keffi venue of the transit camp for this year's hajj while three others have died.

  9. Nigeria/Malawi: African Woes Continue at FIFA Under-17 World Cup as Malawi Lose

    Malawi Lost 2 -0 to the United Arab Emirates in a Under-17 World Cup Group E match played at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano on Monday, continuing Africa's poor run in the competition.

  10. Nigeria: FG, Iran to Strengthen Ties in Technology Transfer

    The ground seems set for a more fulfilling bilateral trade between Nigeria and Iran as the two countries have agreed to strengthen ties through technology transfer.

  11. Nigeria: Udenwa - Nigeria, Iran Trade Barrier Will Soon Be Broken

    Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa, has said the trade barrier between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Nigeria will soon be broken if Iranian investors look into Nigeria's rich agricultural sector for investments.

  12. Nigeria: Nigerian Pilgrims Smash Saudi Banks' Windows

    Several banks in the holy Saudi Arabian city of Medina had their doors broken and their glass windows smashed yesterday when thousands of Nigerian pilgrims stormed the financial houses to cash their travellers' cheques.

  13. Nigeria: The Israeli-Palestine Crisis - What is Right?

    IRONICALLY, many people often view the Israeli-Palestinian crisis through the lenses of religion-Islam versus Christianity.


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