Nigeria’s 2017 Budget Increases by 20.4% over 2016
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a record $24 billion budget for 2017 as oil prices soared to $57.83 on Monday, December 12 leaving […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
U.S. Sanctions DR Congo Top Officials
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday, imposed sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo’s Evariste Boshab and Kalev Mutondo, accusing them of […]
Hospitals in Kenya Deserted, Doctors Defy Court Rule
The secretary general of Kenyan Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Dr Ouma Oluga, on Tuesday said, they would not resume operations, if the government […]
Algeria: Government’s Critic Mohamed Tamalt Dies in Prison
Algerian freelance journalist Mohamed Tamalt died Monday in hospital while serving his two-year prison sentence after he was charged for insulting the president on his […]
Ghana: Akufo-Addo Promises ‘No Witch-Hunt’ against Former Regime
Ghana’s president-elect Akufo-Addo on Monday said that his government will set up a special prosecutor’s office to fight corruption in the West African nation. Speaking […]
EU Inks Deal with Mali over Illegal Migrants
The European Union signed an agreement with the aimed at enabling the return of migrants whose asylum requests have been rejected. A statement from the […]
Cameroon Must Probe Deaths of pro-Anglophone Protesters – Amnesty
Rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Sunday urged authorities in Cameroon to investigate the use of excessive and unnecessary force that led to the death of […]
Algeria: Global Outcry at Summary Deportation of Sub-Saharan Migrants
Algerian authorities’ recent move to round up and deport hundreds of sub-Saharan migrants has produced a global outcry, all the more so as the measure […]
Egypt: President Morsi’s Son Arrested for Allegedly Inciting Violence in 2013
Osama Mohammed Morsi, son of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, has been arrested and is currently in detention. An official under the condition of anonymity […]
Gambia: Jammeh’s historical rival freed on bail
Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been released on bail along with 18 other detainees few days after President Jammeh conceded […]