Lake Chad: Suicide blasts kill at least 19 according to state TV
At least 19 people killed and 130 wounded on Saturday, after three female suicide bombers attacked a busy market on the Chadian island of Koulfoua. […]
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Nigeria cuts MTN record $5.1 billion fine
The Nigerian government has agreed to reduce the hefty fine imposed on MTN following lengthy negotiations between the two parties. MTN Group Ltd. had its […]
Algeria: Bouteflika in France for periodical medical check-ups
A statement released by the Algerian presidency stated that President Bouteflika, 78, left the country on Thursday “for a short and private visit, in which […]
Seychelles: Three- day presidential vote starts
The Seychelles began three days of voting on Thursday in a presidential election taking place in an electric political atmosphere after the opposition failed to […]
China to revamp S. Africa flagging economy
China has signed 26 agreements worth R94 billion ($6.5 billion) with South Africa to support the country’s flagging economy, as President Xi Jinping met with […]
Cameroon: Twin suicide blast kills three
Twin suicide bombings killed at least three in northern Cameroon, in an overnight attack local and security officials said on Wednesday. According to L’Oeil du […]
Nobody is indispensable, US to Kagame
Two weeks after Rwanda’s upper house of parliament unanimously approved a constitutional amendment to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term, the United […]
Burundi: UN-Chief laid out options to address crisis
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday said deploying peacekeepers to Burundi was an option to quell the violence but recommended that a UN team be […]
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 […]
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 […]