Tokyo is leading the way into 2009/ 2009年を最初に迎える都市、東京

Happy new Year and may Peace, Justice and Health be within reach for all on Earth this Year of 2009. Sincere Regards, Uwe...

Algeria sends second aid shipment to air stricken Gaza Strip

Algeria will be sending a second package of medical aid and a doctor's team to the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to fierce Israeli air strikes for the past days.    Algeria's Minister of...

The end of the Tuaregs in Niger, Chad, Mali and Cameroon, Algeria and Libya!

By Uwe Paschen.Soon we will see a title such as "the last of the Tuaregs" due to the fact that no one seems to care nor speak up for them and maybe because they do not have a country of their own with lots of Oil or...

The Last Christmas.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Christmas Eve in Niger.  I do have some good memories of what Christmas was when I was a Child and even as our Children where still Young, yet the last time we managed to have our whole family...

Gas exporters form new organization not a cartel

After months of negotiations, main gas producing countries agreed to form an Organisation to protect their common energy interests. The initiative has been criticised by those fearing the formation of a...

Desertification Part II, the History of the Sahara Desert! (Attempt to stop D...

By, Uwe Paschen.The History of the Sahel Desert is a very long and fascinating one as well! Human have lived, hunted and farmed here for the longest time of all areas on this Planet Earth! The first Humans lived...

Tuareg! Hope in Mali! Despair in Niger!

By, Uwe Paschen.Bamako, Mali! The Government in Mali has agreed to a peace accord and meeting the Tuaregs demand under the mediation of Algeria. Niger has always refused mediation or OUA Peace keeper since unlike...

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez visits Algeria

The President of Argentina, Crisitina Fernandez arrived in Algeria to boost economic and commercial cooperation with Algeria. Fernandez arrived after confronting serious corruption allegation against her husband and...

Growth in oil stumbles- Oman Crude- $46.98 barrel!

"On the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, Oman crude oil closed at US$46.98 a barrel yesterday, the first time it has settled below $50 since it started trading on the exchange last year. On the New York Mercantile...

Algeria abolishes presidential term limits (UPDATED)

As the presidential term is modified in Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika would run to further extend his tenure in power. He would try a third term... " © AP 2008-11-12 13:13:03 - ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - The...

Battling with bureaucracy - one boy's struggle to learn a language in France

It's one of those simple stories that you hear about time after time in many countries around the world, when rules and regulations are followed "to the letter" no matter how nonsensical they might appear.This one...

A Gas OPEC in the making?: The Russian initiative, the Iranian approval (upda...

Russia has called upon Iran and Qatar for a meeting on November 18 in Moscow. They would discuss the creation of a OPEC like organization on natural gas. This big gas troika would have been already drafted...

Opec cuts oil output amid falling prices

OPEC agreed to reduce oil production in an attempt to stop falling prices. As the world economy enters into a recession, oil demand has been dropping in the last week. As OPEC only controls 40% of the global oil...

UN internal report on Algeria bombing accuses 7 individual staff members.

An internal UN report assigns blame to at least seven UN officials for one of the organization's greatest security breakdowns ever - the Dec. 11 bombing of UN headquarters in Algeria.

Deadly suicide attack in Algeria kills 3 several injured

" A suicide attack east of the Algerian capital, Algiers, has killed three people and injured another six, the state news agency has reported. The attack took place at Dellys, about 100km (60 miles) east of...

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