Morocco's opposition 20 February Movement has called for new protests after the government announced that 98 percent of voters had voted "yes" to proposed constitutional changes. Read more »
Egyptian security forces have fired teargas at thousands of protesters, some of whom threw stones, in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Read more »
The intention of the United Nations Security Council authorizing military action against Libya was "to protect the Libyan people" and "not to authorize a campaign for regime change ... Read more »
Egypt's government has announced an ambitious plan for a tenfold increase in spending on scientific research within the next three years. Read more »
The United Nations commended the government for conducting the process of political reforms peacefully, which will be put to the country's people at a referendum in July. Read more »
The indigenous Bedouins say they are not allowed to join the army, study in police or military colleges, hold key government positions or form their own political parties. Read more »
South Africa president Jacob Zuma has spoken out against what he termed the "misuse of the good intentions in Resolution 1973", which was put in place as a means of dealing with ... Read more »
The 2011 AfDB Annual Meetings from 6-10 June in Lisbon, Portugal will feature a number of events. Read more »
The African Union has called for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down. The leader of the AU's mediation team on Libya, Mauritania's President Abdel Aziz, said Gaddafi's ... Read more »
As Nato steps up pressure on Muammar al-Gaddafi, he reiterates his defiant stand. Read more »
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