Dolphins, small whales and manatees living in the waters off West Africa or islands in the mid-Atlantic Ocean will now receive greater protection after 15 countries signed an agreement under a United Nations-backed treaty that aims to conserve wildlife and
The "severely stretched" United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, which has struggled to find enough countries willing to supply troops and equipment, should now reach two-thirds of its full deployment by the end of this year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
International experts say the UN's consideration of creating a sanctions panel so close to next month's scheduled legislative elections could destabilise the country, which has been wracked by repeated coup attempts and increased drug trafficking in recent years.
NRM MP and former health minister Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi was yesterday interrogated by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for seven hours over the September 25 foiled Stanbic Bank robbery.
The government has barred the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi, from visiting Nakasongola District headquarters where he was scheduled to celebrate the kingdom's 46th independence anniversary today.
Rome (Agenzia Fides) What are the consequences for African countries suffering from the crisis that is hitting international financial markets?According to experts, the continent is also suffering a financial crisis, in spite of the fact that the majority of the
Rome (Agenzia Fides) While the cargo ship "Faina" remains blocked and surrounded by ships from other countries such as the US and Russia, with its arms in the hands of Somali pirates, the Court in Paris is opening the "Angolagate"
The MDC and President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF have been negotiating since September 15, when an outline deal was reached to end a political crisis that worsened after Mugabe's re-election unopposed in an election in June boycotted by the MDC. Tendai
The Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for more international air and naval forces off the pirate-ridden coast of Somalia to ensure that United Nations food aid gets through to more than 3 million people threatened with starvation.
Guinea-Bissau had come a long way since the civil war of the late 1990s, but all those gains would be at risk if stability were not cemented and the menace of the illicit drug trade was not confronted head-on through
Condemning and deploring all acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia, the Security Council today called upon States interested in the security of maritime activities to deploy naval vessels and military aircraft to actively fight piracy
The choice of the Angolan capital Luanda to lead the global observance of this year's World Habitat Day provoked controversy among housing and human rights organizations.
