Deux soldats guinéens de l'ONU et un civil ont été tués samedi 28 novembre dans une attaque contre un camp de la mission de l'ONU au Mali (Minusma) à Kidal, au nord-est du pays. "Notre camp à Kidal a été attaqué tôt ce matin par des terroristes. Ils ont utilisé des roquettes" qui ont tué "deux casqu...

Sidon network extends enrollment for Syrians. Lebanon: The Sidon School Network will open registration Saturday to place the remaining Syrian refugee children in public and private schools around the city, the body announced Wednesday.Some 2,800 Syrian school-age refugees have already registered

The Karen Department of Health and Welfare continues to push the Burma government to recognize its community health workers and to extend its health service. In its recent meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on 30 September, the Karen Department of Health and Welfare discussed with Dr. Thein Thein Htay, the d...

Japan has issued multiple-entry visas for Myanmar nationals, as part of efforts to increase Myanmar visitors to Japan and expand bilateral exchanges, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. A multiple visa, effective Wednesday, will be valid for up to three years, allowing a bearer to stay in Japan f...

Marches and a candlelight vigil have been held to mark 500 days since the girls were abducted from Chibok. More than 200 youngsters are missing, amid fears they've been married off and sold into prostitution. Bring Back Our Girls march in Chibok Relatives of the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls...

President Muhammadu Buhari has been unveiling Nigeria's budget for 2016 as it grapples with falling oil revenue and a chronic Islamist insurgency. Buhari is aiming for growth of just above four percent. President Muhammadu Buhari has presented Nigeria's 2016 budget which triples investment spend...

Senate on Wednesday prescribed life imprisonment for rapists and other sexual offenders. This followed the passage of the Sexual Offences Bill which prescribes life jail for sexual offenders including rape, child sex tourism and people who deliberately infect others with the Human Immuno Virus/Ac...

One of the most potent intoxicants in Africa today is the canned phrase "African solutions for African problems". While "ASAP" is an acronym that connotes a timely and efficient result, most if not all, operations that are veiled with the romantic motto, have proven that they are not indigenously...