Guinea, Rwanda reinforce ties
Guinea and Rwanda are set to reinforce their bilateral relations as Rwandan President Paul Kagame visits the west-African nation. According to a statement from the […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Algeria: Not bankrupt by low oil prices but ready for production freeze
Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal during his visit to Annaba, 600km east of Algiers, said the country is not “in bankruptcy” despite the low global oil […]
MTN Unregistered SIM Cards Caused 10,000 Live Losses, Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the mobile phone operator MTN fueled the country’s Boko Haram insurgency by failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards. […]
Botswana: South Korea-Japan Consortium to Develop 300MW Coal Plant
Botswana government on Tuesday said a joint venture by Japan’s Marubeni Corporation and South Korea’s Posco Energy has won an $800 million tender to expand […]
Benin: Presidential Election Goes to Run-off
Benin’s Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou, highly favored to succeed President Boni Yayi, will face a run-off against prominent businessman Patrice Talon after he won only […]
Libya: Sirte bombarded by Libyan forces
Misrata-based Libyan forces targeted in air strikes militants of the Islamic State group in Sirte and claimed that many IS leaders were hit. Speaking after […]
Zambia Releases ex-Defense Minister on Bail
Zambia’s former defense minister Geoffrey Mwamba arrested on Wednesday, has been released on bail, local media reported. Mwamba, also popularly known as GBM, was arrested […]
Niger: Opposition Calls for Release of Jailed Hama Amadou
Niger’s opposition coalition is calling for the release of Hama Amadou, former Prime Minister and presidential candidate jailed for alleged baby-trafficking charges. The move comes […]
US Extends Sanctions against Zimbabwe
President Barack Obama announced yesterday he was extending US sanctions on Robert Mugabe’s regime for another year, saying the current regime represents “an unusual and […]
About 50,000 Died in South Sudan War, UN Official
A senior United Nations official on Wednesday said the death toll from South Sudan’s two-year civil war may have reached 50,000 or more. According to […]