Egypt not endorsing Russian crash findings
Russia concluded its investigations on the crashing of the Metrojet Airbus flight on 31 October over the Sinai Peninsula considering it as “a terrorist act” […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Paris attack: German police arrest Algerian suspect
German police have arrested an Algerian man in a refugee reception centre in connection with the attacks in Paris, officials said on Monday. The man […]
Tanzania: 40% drop in cashew harvest due to poor rains
Cashew nut output in Tanzania, Africa’s fourth-largest producer, could decline by 40 percent this year as poor rains in major growing areas hurt harvests in […]
Nigeria gives more time to MTN to negotiate $5.2 bn fine
Africa’s biggest mobile-phone company, MTN Group Ltd. on Monday said Nigerian authorities have pushed back a Monday deadline for it to pay a $5.2 billion […]
Niger arrests opposition candidate after returning from exile
Nigerien opposition presidential candidate, Hama Amadou, was arrested on Saturday over child trafficking charges upon returning to the country a year after he fled to […]
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta “tired” of ICC’s “interference”
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta said on Sunday his country was “tired of interference” in its internal affairs from the International Criminal Court (ICC,) urging The […]
France attacks: Morocco’s King condemns “despicable terrorist acts”
The terrorist attacks perpetrated Friday night in Paris have spurred immediate offers of solidarity and support from world leaders and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI was […]
Gabon: French court releases president Ali-Bongo’s birth certificate
A French court has allowed details of the birth certificate of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to be seen by another member of the family […]
Environmental degradation cost 12% lost to Ghana’s GDP
The World Bank in recent report indicates that Ghana is losing close to 12 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) every year due […]
Nigeria: Ex-Banker Appointed Finance Minister
Five months after taking office in Africa’s largest economy and biggest oil exporter, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari named former investment banker, Kemi Adeosun, to take […]