Senegal: farmers struggle to sell over 6k tons of local rice
The Senegalese government has unveiled plans to suspend the importation of foreign rice to allow the marketing of local produced rice as more than 6,200 […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
US plans arm deal with terror-stricken Nigeria
United States government is planning to sell up to a dozen ground attack aircraft to Nigeria’s air force in a deal that could be worth […]
South Africa’s Mbeki questions Jacob Zuma’s fate
South Africa’s former president, Thabo Mbeki in a letter published by The Star newspaper on Monday, urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote based on […]
Ghana gospel singer wins top award for first time in 17 years
Ghana Gospel music singer Joseph Oscar Mettle was crowned this weekend, Artiste of the Year in Ghana, making history as the first gospel singer to […]
Mali president names new PM
Mali’s defence minister and close ally to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was named prime minister of the West African war-torn nation this weekend. Abdoulaye Idrissa […]
Gambia: Barrow’s party wins majority in first post-Jammeh poll
Gambia’s electoral commission chair on Friday indicated that the party of new President Adama Barrow has won a majority of seats in parliament. More than […]
South Africa: About 30,000 protesters call on Jacob Zuma to quit
Thousands of South Africans took to the streets demanding the resignation of scandal-tainted Zuma, who for now retains the support of the ruling ANC. According […]
Rwanda sacks state-run airline CEO
Rwanda government on Thursday announced the replacement of the CEO of its state-run airline without any reason, Reuters reports Accoring to the cabinet statement, the […]
U.S. Government issued travel alert ahead of elections in Kenya
The U.S. State Department has warned its citizens of possible unrest that could turn violent, ahead of general elections slated for Aug. 8 in Kenya. […]
Algeria: 5 candidate ministers suspended pending legislatives
Algerian President has suspended five cabinet members running for May 4 legislatives. The announcement of their suspension was made by the Presidency citing the constitution. […]