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Guinea Bissau: President names new controversial government

September 8, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz has named a new government on Monday after dismissing the previous cabinet. Vaz received backing from PRS, the country’s second-largest […]

Al Shabaab seizes towns in Somalia, continues onslaught

September 7, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Islamist militant group Al Shabaab took control of a sizeable town in central Somalia on Sunday after African Union forces left the area. It […]

Zambia: ‘We will maintain a flexible exchange rate’ – Central Bank Governor

September 4, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Zambia’s central bank will not intervene in the foreign exchange market to defend the kwacha, Governor Denny Kalyalya said on Thursday after the currency fell […]

“I plead not guilty”, DRC ‘Terminator’ Ntaganda tells ICC judges

September 3, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Congo militia leader known as “The Terminator” has pleaded “not guilty” on Wednesday to crimes in a campaign of pillage and murder in northeast Congo’s […]

Nigeria: First test tube baby to study medicine in Hungary

September 2, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Nigeria’s first test tube baby, Miss Hannatu Kupchi, has secured admission into a Hungarian University to study medicine, the Nigerian newspaper, “The Nation”, reported on […]

CAR: Transitional council adopts new constitution

September 1, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Central African Republic’s transitional council adopted a new constitution that would limit future presidents to two terms in office as the country seeks to end […]

Zambia: Lower economic growth foreseen as copper earnings drop

August 31, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Zambia’s Ministry of Finance indicated on Sunday that slower economic growth and more fiscal deficit are expected this year as weak global demand for copper […]

South Africa to charge 10% more on steel import tariff

August 25, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Africa’s largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal in South Africa, has asked the government to impose a 10 percent import duty on steel and in return, may […]

Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau claims he is still alive

August 17, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian Islamist militant organization Boko Haram, has refuted media reports that he had been killed or deposed as the […]