The Rabat-Abuja axis, an enhanced partnership for a new Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria is expected in Rabat Sunday for a two-day friendship and working visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Burundi: President Pierre Nkurunziza pledges to step down in 2020
Burundi’s longest-serving president, Pierre Nkurunziza, on Thursday made a surprise announcement that he will not contest in the country’s next presidential elections in 2020. The […]
Corruption: Ghana Football Association dissolved
Ghanaian government on Thursday dissolved the country’s football association after claims, in an undercover documentary, of bribe-taking by referees and kickbacks to top officials in […]
Tanzania: several Telecom officials charged with fraud
Tanzanian prosecutors on Thursday charged two chief executives of mobile phone companies and four other suspects with fraud. The move is part of a crackdown […]
IFC gives BOA $60M to support SMEs in 8 African countries
The International Finance Cooperation, a member of the World Bank Group, announced earlier this week a $60 million investment in a regional risk-sharing facility to […]
Morocco’s King orders urgent measures to tackle water stress
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has ordered the government to take urgent measures to address water shortage through building dams and desalination. That came during […]
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sharif Ismail resigns
Egypt’s cabinet has resigned on Tuesday following the swearing-in of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for a second term, presidential spokesman Bassam Rady wrote on his […]
Nine lions poisoned in Tanzania, 17 since 2015
Tanzania’s National Parks spokesman Pascal Shelutete on Tuesday said about nine lions at the world famous Serengeti National Park have been poisoned. Officials of the […]
Madagascar: new PM appointed amid protests
Madagascar’s president Hery Rajaonarimampianina has appointed Christian Ntsay, as the new prime minister of the Indian Ocean island nation. Christian Ntsay was the former director […]
MTN Ghana finally launches IPO, raises target to $787 Million
Africa’s leading telecommunication company MTN has launched its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Ghana. The move has been described by industry players as historic in […]