Aminatou Haidar, the Western Sahara human rights activist expelled from her homeland 10 days ago, has entered the second week of a hunger strike in protest against the expulsion.
AS the 2010 Africa Nations Cup draw conducted in Angola Friday pitched the Super Eagles against defending champions, Egypt, Mozambique and Benin Republic in Group C, Chief Coach Shaibu Amodu and ex captainof the team, Sunday Oliseh have warned on the toughness of the opposition expected at the event.
There's only one slot left to be filled in Africa's line-up at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, to be played in South Africa next June, and it will be taken after what has the makings of an epic playoff between Algeria and Egypt in Sudan on Wednesday.
In a communiqué released on Monday by the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF), it was announced that Mr Faouzi Benzarti has been chosen as the new coach for the Tunisian national football team in replacement of Umberto Coelho.
Libyan President Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has called for an end to the buying and selling of African farmland by rich nations during UN hunger summit the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Italy.
The North Africa-based terrorist group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) continues to be a menace to parts of the Maghreb and the Sahel, but the Muslim populations there generally reject AQIM, and the group is less likely to expand operations into Europe because of pressure being applied by Algerian security forces, says Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, the U.S. State Department's coordinator for ...
In the wake of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI last week, a prominent human rights activist was detained on her arrival in Western Sahara, which Morocco controls.
As part of following up efforts of private audiovisual companies, President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali received, late on Friday morning, "Hannibal" TV promoter Larbi Nasra.
In this exclusive interview with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Nigeria, Mr. Mustapha Cherqaoui, he reflected on Nigeria-Morocco bilateral ties, the Western Sahara issue and the UN reform and others. He spoke to Mr. Charles Onunaiju. Excerpt:-
Algeria defeated Africa's football champions, Egypt, 1-0 today to take Africa's sixth place in the 2010 World cup.
The curtain fell today on the 6th and final day of group B qualifiers for the combined 2010 World Cup/African Cup of Nations as Tunisia lost 1-0 against Mozambique in Maputo. On its part Nigeria beat Kenya 3-2 in a cliff hanger.
In a country where the sector of fisheries represents 13% of the country's GDP and employs 100 thousand people, it is easy to understand the importance of the sector in the country's economy and the need to boost productivity at sea or in fish breeding lagoons.
Aminatou Haidar, one of the most prominent human rights activists in the liberation of the Sahrawi people in Western Sahara, was detained, then deported, by the Moroccan authorities on her arrival in the territory last Friday. Some weeks earlier, she visited Washington, DC to receive the Civil Courage Prize, sponsored by the U.S.-based Train Foundation. AllAfrica interviewed her there.
Dubbed "Project Bardo," the program to upgrade the largest museum in the country is in full swing. "The project is proceeding in strict compliance with the contract and deadlines are being met. The project involves the building of nearly 8,000 m2 to accommodate educational and recreational activities such as cafes, restaurants, shops and bookstores. It was really crucial to make this museum a ...
Twenty years of hurt was put to bed as Algeria beat Egypt 1-0 to secure their place at the World Cup finals last night, sending African champions packing. Egypt broke Algerian hearts in 1989 when pipping their bitter rivals to a place at Italia 90, but Algeria banished those memories thanks to Antar Yahia's stunning strike on 40 minutes.
