Burundi: Gunmen kill at Least Five in Market Attack
Officials in Burundi on Tuesday said unidentified gunmen killed five people and left seven injured in an attack on a market in the eastern part […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Ghana: New Central Bank Governor to Tackle Inflation, Revamp Growth
Ghana’s new Central bank Governor, Dr Nasiru Issahaku said his top priority is to tackle inflation in the West African nation and pursue new fiscal […]
Egypt: Ex-Agriculture Minister Gets 10 Years in Jail over Graft
An Egyptian Court on Monday sentenced former agriculture minister, Salah El Din Mahmoud Hilal, to 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay a […]
S. Africa Starts Final Voter Registration
Eligible South Africans still have a chance to register at their voting stations as the final registration kicked off this weekend. The Independent Electoral Commission […]
Zambia: World’s Biggest Dam Drops to Record Low
Water levels at Kariba dam that straddles the Zambian and Zimbabwean border dropped to 17 percent compared to the 32 percent during the same period […]
Tunisia: EU to release €250 mln Aid in 2016
The EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn said during a visit to Tunisia on Friday the European Union will support Tunisia in 2016 […]
Djibouti: Ismail Guelleh Re-elected with Landslide Win
Djibouti’s incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Friday won a landslide victory in an election criticized by opposition parties and civil society organizations. “According to […]
Angola Seeks IMF Help to Address Economic Challenges
Angola, Africa’s second largest crude producer, on Wednesday said it plans to start talks with the International Monetary Fund about a loan to help its […]
S. Africa: Serial Child Rapist Gets 28 Life Sentences
The High Court of Johannesburg in South Africa on Monday, sentenced a 46-year-old man to 538 years behind bars for kidnapping, assaulting and raping children. […]
Mozambique Ailing Economy Gets Support from AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday said it will disburse $1.7 billion to assist Mozambique, hard hit by the slump in commodity prices. The […]