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 […]
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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 […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Rebellious soldiers seize control of second biggest city
Demobilized soldiers in Côte d’Ivoire have launched mutinies in the West-African nation’s largest city Bouaké, early on Monday, Reuters reports. The former rebels have erected […]
Sahara: the Polisario losing ground in Africa, across the world
The Algeria-backed Polisario, which is claiming sovereignty over the Western Sahara territory in Southern Morocco, is losing more ground in Africa day by day. On […]
Senegal: NBA opens first Academy to unleash African talents
The NBA, major men’s professional basketball league in North America, opened its first NBA Africa Academy on Thursday in Senegal. The inauguration of the African […]
Somalia’s youngest minister shot dead by Police
Somalia’s youngest minister Abbass Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji has been shot dead in an incident close to the presidential palace in capital Mogadishu. The Mogadishu mayoral […]
UK sends troops to famine, war-stricken South Sudan
United Kingdom troops on Tuesday arrived in South Sudan to provide engineering and medical support to the United Nations Mission (UNMISS) in the famine and […]
UN Security Council Calls for Political Solution to Sahara Conflict
The United Nations Security Council on Friday called for the resumption of negotiations on Western Sahara, urging the parties to show political will and work […]