The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal. The message, posted on Adama Barrow's social media accounts, invited the general public to attend the ceremony. Last-ditch efforts by regional leaders to convince ...

The ruling party National League for Democracy (NLD) won 9 out of the 19 seats vacant in Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw, State and Region Hluttaw in April 1 by-election. The NLD’s secured 8 out of the 12 seats in Pyithu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw. In Shan state, the Shan Nationalities L...

Diffa, Niger - As Nigerian forces have progressed against Boko Haram, the cornered terror group has been carrying out more attacks in neighbouring countries. In Niger's Diffa region on the northeastern border of Nigeria, more than 280,000 people have been displaced. Most of the displaced, do not...

PYTHIO VILLAGE, Greece – As dawn breaks over Greece’s north-eastern Evros region, a group of three families with adults and children tramp through Pythio and Thourio, small villages on a country backroad. “We’ve been travelling for three days directly from Kobani,” [on the Syrian border with Turk...

Union Minister for Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development Ohn Myint made field trips to villages on October 10 in an attempt to provide cash assistance to villages. Under the President’s cash-assistance scheme named “Emerald Project”, the government will provide Ks 30 million to each of 1,150...

Chaungtha, Ngwesaung and Shwethaungyan beaches in Ayeyarwady Region will get electricity in around September next year. Till date since the opening, those famous beaches have no full access to electricity. Currently, the installation of power grids and the construction of sub-power stations are u...

Myanmar pomelos are receiving increased international interest, and demand is raising from several countries, including China which presents huge market potential for Myanmar, despite this fact local farmers aren’t producing enough to meet the demand. “China wants to buy as much as two container...

Farmers can now apply for organic certification for their produce at township agriculture departments, according to the Hlegu Township Vegetable and Fruit Research and Development Centre (VFRDC). “The country already has organic growers. We will issue organic certificates to local farmers. So, lo...