http://en.afrik.com/ Afrik.com, Africa's portal offers a daily online newspaper with information on what is going on in the world, culture, economics, sport, societies of 56 african countries. en http://en.afrik.com/images/logo_moyen.gif http://en.afrik.com/ http://en.afrik.com/article13534.html Fri, 09 May 2008 18:26:34 +0200 Among the properties recovered, are 30 apartments in Belgium estimated at US$ 8 million, while K85 billion worth of assets were surrendered to the state for disposal. http://en.afrik.com/article13514.html Thu, 08 May 2008 01:52:23 +0200 Following the death of the Cameroonian asylum seeker, the European MP asked for the opening of an enquiry into conditions in the 170 detention centres opened in Europe, describing the European directive on immigration as "the directive of shame". http://en.afrik.com/article13508.html Thu, 08 May 2008 00:16:41 +0200 The annual Air Transport Information Technology (IT) Summit, hosted by SITA, a firm that specialises in air transport communication and solutions, will take place on 19 June 2008 in Brussels, Belgium, organisers said. http://en.afrik.com/article13457.html Fri, 02 May 2008 14:13:50 +0200 A young Cameroonian asylum seeker in Belgium has committed suicide by hanging himself in the toilet of a detention centre in Merksplas, Belgium, with blankets he attached to the bars of a window, an official of the centre revealed. http://en.afrik.com/article13345.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:47:34 +0200 In a statement in Kinshasa on Wednesday, the rights group said Collin was arrested on 16 April in Seke-Banza by officers of the Immigration Department (DGM - Congolese Intelligence Service). http://en.afrik.com/article13203.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:17:16 +0200 There are six other winners - they include the Ecuadorians Pablo Mendoza and Luis Yanzawho who are fighting against the US oil company Chevron for compensation for oil pollution in a large area of Ecuador, Russian activist Marina Rikhvanoba, who is battling to protect Lake Baikal from industrial pollution, and Ignace Schops who has raised funds to establish Belgium's only national park. Panapress http://en.afrik.com/article12536.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:57:23 +0100 Chadian rebels who surrounded the presidency in N'Djamena on Sunday in a bid to oust President Idriss Deby have withdrawn completely following helicopter raids by the Chadian army. Prince Ofori-Atta http://en.afrik.com/article12466.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:54:25 +0100 African women rights activists meeting here Wednesday ahead of the African Union (AU) heads of state summit have called for enhanced access to higher education, free basic schooling and effective follow-ups of A U resolutions. Panapress http://en.afrik.com/article12397.html Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:48:50 +0100 A competition to bring out the African potential and those who make it happen. This is what Harubuntu 2008 is about. It is open to all africans with existint projects living on the continent. The first edition of the competitive tests of hope bringers and african wealth makers, which opens on the 1st of december, is a new step to change the image of Africa in Europe. A struggle which brings together belgian NGO's Echo Communications and Cités, local governments from Africa as well as african local communities. Falila Gbadamassi http://en.afrik.com/article12342.html Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:05:31 +0100 Chad President Idriss Deby Itno meet today French President Nicolas Sarkozy in N'Djamena for a short visit of... 2 hours! They spoke about the "Zoe's Ark" affair and Sarkozy took back in his plane seven european journalists or fly crew unintentionaly involved in the Affair. Khaled Elraz