Three people were killed on Friday during clashes between the MNLA Tuareg separatist group and the Malian army in the north of the country, the MNLA said in a statement, accusing the Malian army of violating a ceasefire agreement. The MNLA said on its website that the Malian army... Read more
South Africa’s government took to the courts on Friday to delay the release of an investigation into a $19 million taxpayer-funded upgrade of President Jacob Zuma’s private residence at Nkandla in rural KwaZulu-Natal province. Zuma and the ruling African National Congress, which faces elections next year, have come under... Read more
Porsche Makes Strategic Move Towards Regional Expansion With a Focus on Africa
AfricaPress Releases November 8, 2013
PRESS RELEASE Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE eyes Africa expansion DUBAI, UAE, November 7, 2013/ — In line with the brand’s global 2018 development strategy, Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE (http://www.porsche.com/middle-east), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is planning to expand... Read more
Pioneering Energy Project to Bring Relief to Mano River Union Countries
Uncategorized November 8, 2013
PRESS RELEASE Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea (CLSG) electricity networks interconnection project TUNIS, Tunisia, November 7, 2013/ — The Board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) approved on Wednesday, November 6 in Tunis the Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea (CLSG) electricity networks interconnection... Read more
African Water Facility Turns Waste into Commercial Fertilizer and Energy, Improves Sanitation Services for Ghana’s Urban Poor
AfricaPress Releases November 8, 2013
PRESS RELEASE African Water Facility Turns Waste into Commercial Fertilizer and Energy, While Improving Sanitation Services for the Urban Poor, in Ghana A waste treatment plant that can produce about 500 tons of fertilizer per year, and can generate about 580,000 kWh per year of... Read more
Agriculture Fast Track Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications from African Agri-Business Operators
AfricaPress Releases November 8, 2013
PRESS RELEASE TUNIS, Tunisia, November 7, 2013/ — The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (http://www.AFTfund.org), a new multi-donor trust fund, managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org), designed to boost investment in Africa’s agricultural sector, is now accepting applications for new grants. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/african-development-bank-2.png Launching the call for... Read more
Following the Court of Appeal’s reinstatement of the former Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Baraje-led faction of the party says “the days of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and his illegal National Working Committee (NWC) in the Wadata... Read more
The final match of the 2013 UAE World Cup between three-time champions, Nigeria and defending champions, Mexico on Friday in Abu Dhabi would be a game of wits. This much was the verdict of Coach Manu Garba, Golden Eaglets’ Head coach after Nigeria handed a 3-0 defeat to... Read more
The World Mountain Race Association (WMRA) Mountain Running World Champion Philip Kiplimo of Uganda is leading 120 athletes to the 9th Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race. This was disclosed to sports journalists in Calabar by Mr. Patrick Ugbe, the Cross River Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development. Ugbe also told... Read more
“The Constitution Provides for the Federal Character; That Every Part of the Entity Should Have Relevance…”- Offoboche
Nigeria November 6, 2013
Chief Matthias Oko Offoboche, Gynaecologist, Politician, PDP Chieftain, Elder statesman and former Deputy Governor of Cross River State speaks on the position of Cross River North Senatorial District in respect of the governorship of the state in 2015 in this interview with newsmen in Calabar. Offoboche, who was Chairman... Read more
