Burkina Faso: Roch Marc Kabore wins presidential vote
Roch Marc Kabore, who served as Prime Minister under ousted president Blaise Compaore, has been declared winner of the West African nation’s first free and […]
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CAR: Pope Visits mosque, says Christians and Muslims are brothers
The last leg of Pope Francis’ three-nation African tour took him Sunday to Central African Republic (CAR,) a country where thousands of people have been […]
Egypt gets largest wind power station
The largest wind power station project in the Middle East and North Africa was inaugurated in Egypt on Sunday at an estimated cost of €270million […]
Italian Physician Killed in Kenya
An Italian doctor working for a children’s charity in Kenya was killed and three other Italians were injured in an armed robbery of their house, […]
Algeria jails ex-counter terrorism chief
Algeria’s former counter terrorism chief, AbdelKader Ait-Ouarabi who stood trial behind closed doors in a military court was handed on Thursday a five-year prison sentence. […]
Nigeria: Oando to build $350 mln gas processing plant
The Head of Nigeria’s Oando said on Thursday its company plans to build a $350-million gas plant as it seeks to integrate gas production within […]
85-year-old Sudanese opposition leader arrested
Sudanese authorities arrested and detained on Wednesday one of the country’s leading opposition figures along with two other members of the country’s main opposition coalition. […]
Niger: Arrest of 5 Journalists, Press advocates worried
Authorities in Niger have arrested five journalists over 10 days due to a political tension ahead of February presidential polls, Reporters without Borders said on […]
Egypt: British Holidaymakers Coming Back Soon
An Egyptian official Wednesday announced that British holidaymakers will very soon return to Egypt and to Sharm el-Sheikh following positive report on security at airports. […]
Tunisia: ‘state of emergency’ after deadly presidential bus blast
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a nationwide state of emergency and a curfew in the capital after a bomb attack on a presidential guard […]