Africa: Oxfam calls for improvement of women’s access to land
African women have little or no access to land and the means of production, a report released by Oxfam on inequality said on Monday. A […]
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Zimbabwean opposition leader dies in helicopter crash in USA
Exiled Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett and four other people were killed in a helicopter crash, it was officially announced on Thursday. Police confirmed Bennett’s […]
UN is preserving terrorism in DRC – Museveni to investigators
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday accused the United Nations of preserving terrorism in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Museveni made the comments in a […]
Ethiopian Airlines to revamp Zambia’s carrier
Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday said it had signed an agreement with the Zambian government to revamp the country’s ailing national carrier. According to the Addis […]
CAR: French prosecutor drops sex abuse cases against French troops
French investigating magistrates on Monday, closed a probe into allegations that French peacekeepers of Operation Sangaris, raped children in the Central African Republic (CAR), while […]
Donald Trump’s “shitholes” comment sparks diplomatic fury in Africa
The African Union has issued a statement last weekend calling on US President Donald Trump to apologize after he reportedly called nations on the continent […]
Cameroon: 15,000 Anglophones flee to Nigeria – UNHCR
About 15,000 Anglophones have fled Cameroon’s violence-hit West and North regions into neighboring Nigeria in recent months, the United Nations refugee agency and Nigerian government […]
Chad cancels plans to cut civil servants’ salaries
The Chadian government has decided to suspend a controversial cut in the salaries of civil servants, Prime Minister Albert Pahimi Padacké said on Wednesday. The […]
Ethiopia reviews family law, bans adoption by foreigners
The Ethiopian parliament on Tuesday approved legislation banning international child adoptions in the horn of Africa nation. The country is a popular destination for families […]
Egypt to hold presidential elections in March
Egyptians will vote in a new presidential election in March, as incumbent AbdelFattah al-Sisi is yet to announce his candidacy and as the former Prime […]