Journalist convicted on defamation charges in Cameroon
18 June 2013A Cameroonian appellate court should overturn on appeal a criminal defamation conviction and sentence handed to a journalist on June 5 in the (…)
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United States congratulate the government and people of Seychelles
18 June 2013Press Statement of John Kerry Secretary of State On behalf of the government and the people of the United States, I congratulate the (…)
Security officials arrest Burundian TV journalist
18 June 2013Authorities in Burundi have been holding a journalist since Thursday on vague allegations of breaching national security, according to news (…)
NUSOJ Condemns Closure of Newspapers in Somaliland
18 June 2013The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today accused Somaliland authorities in northwest Somalia of seeking to annihilate independent (…)
2013 AGOA Forum: ’Sustainable Transformation through Trade and Technology’
13 June 2013Following is the text of a joint statement issued June 11 by the United States of America and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of (…)
Independent daily suspended indefinitely in Somaliland
13 June 2013The acting attorney general in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland should withdraw his request to suspend the independent daily Hubaal, the (…)
Four newspapers suspended in Republic of Congo
10 June 2013Authorities in the Republic of Congo should lift the suspensions against four weekly newspapers in connection with their articles critical of (…)
UN food agency heads call for hunger eradication by 2025
3 June 2013The three heads of the Rome-based United Nations agencies today called for food security and nutrition to be placed at the centre of the (…)
Same-sex marriage and relationships : EU opposes discrimination
3 June 2013Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton on the bill in Nigeria criminalising same-sex marriage and relationships. Catherine Ashton, (…)
African Development Bank and WWF call for urgent action to combat wildlife crime
31 May 2013The African Development Bank (AfDB) and WWF will launch today a joint global call for action and commitment from governments and other (…)
AfDB, Government of the Republic of Korea Sign General Cooperation Agreement
31 May 2013The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) and the Government of the Republic of Korea, on Thursday, May 30, signed the general (…)
Summit concludes with key decisions to propel the Continent forward
31 May 2013The historic 21st Ordinary session of the Summit of the African Union, which incorporated the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the (…)