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Nigeria’ Goodluck Jonathan, Other Officials Allegedly Looted $1.3bln

January 10, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Nigerian former president Goodluck Jonathan is suspected to have received bribes valued at $1.3 billion in illegal oil deals with giants ENI and Shell in […]

Mauritania Backs Morocco’s Return to AU

January 7, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Mauritania is poised to vote for Morocco’s membership to the African Union (AU) this January in Addis Ababa. Nouakchott’s decision to endorse Morocco’s membership to […]

Namibians Sue Germany in US for ‘Forgotten Genocide’

January 6, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

The German government has been sued in New York for damages by descendants of the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, for what they called […]

Gambia Recalls Ambassador to Senegal over Call for Power Handover

January 6, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has recalled his ambassador to Senegal, Momodou Pa Njie, Jeune Afrique Magazine reports. The move comes weeks after the Gambian ambassador […]

Uganda: MPs Petition ICC for “Genocide” by Security Forces

January 5, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Some Members of the Ugandan parliament have sent a petition to the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to request an investigation into possible atrocities perpetrated […]

Cameroon: Rights Watchdog Calls Anglophone Regions to Continue Protests

January 5, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium has urged people in the country’s Anglophone North West and South West regions to embark on a peaceful protest […]

Nigeria’s NNPC Awards Crude Oil Contracts to 39 Companies

January 4, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Nigerian state run National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has awarded its 2017 crude oil term contracts to 39 companies on Tuesday. NNPC said in a statement […]

Gambia’s Election Watchdog Chief Flees into Exile

January 4, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

The head of Gambia’s main election watchdog has fled the country due to threats he received after declaring the results of the recent presidential election […]

Rwanda’s Economic Growth Slows to 5.2% in 2016 Q3

January 3, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Fresh Data released by the statistics office of Rwanda, show the central African nation’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in the third quarter of last […]