Zambia: Hundreds pray for jailed opposition leader
Members of the Zambian United Party for National Development (UPND) have been gathering across the Southern-African nation to pray for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, who […]
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Gambia gets $500 mln from Afreximbank
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Tuesday announced the disbursement of $500 million to revamp the impoverished Gambian economy. This financial support will allow […]
CAR: UN human rights chief sounds alarm about spreading violence
The United Nations human rights chief Tuesday expressed grave alarm over the spread of violence by armed groups against the civilian population in several parts […]
CAR: Militia attacks UN mission overnight, score killed
Christian minority militia fighters in Central African Republic have attacked a U.N. base twice last week, a U.N. official said on Sunday. The attack killed […]
Cameroon: doctors down tools over low salaries, working conditions
Cameroon’s public hospitals are almost at a standstill as thousands of doctors nationwide downed their tools on Monday, demanding a pay rise and better medical […]
CAR: Five Peacekeepers Killed, Ten Injured in Attack against MINUSCA
Five peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were killed in an attack by the Anti-Balaka rebels, […]
Sierra Leone’s 706-carat diamond auction fails in Belgium
Sierra Leone government on Thursday fails to sell one of the world’s largest diamonds at an auction in Belgium. The large stone of 706-carat was […]
IMF team to visit DR Congo as economic crisis deepens
International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Christine Lagarde on Thursday proposed a visit of IMF officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to check the state of […]
Tanzania: John Magufuli pushes for mining companies reforms
Tanzania’s ‘Bulldozer’ John Magufuli on Tuesday announced plans to enforce a new rule requiring mining firms to list on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange […]
DRC: 4,600 people flee homes daily – UN
About 4,600 people flee their homes every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the political and humanitarian crisis deepens, the UN said on […]