Ghana: incumbent President endorsed by 95.10% to contest 2016 polls
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has been endorsed to lead the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2016 general elections after he secured an […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Egypt: Final round of parliamentary elections begins
The two-day second phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections began in the 13 remaining provinces on Sunday, with around 27.5 million people eligible to cast […]
Mali: Gunmen attack Radisson hotel, at least 3 hostages killed
Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday morning, Killing at least 3 hostages before releasing […]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s wife not interested in his seat
After she fuelled speculation about her possible succession to her husband Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe, First Lady Grace Mugabe said on Thursday that […]
Somalia holds National Consultative Forum for 2016 polls
Somalia regional authorities have started consultations in a bid to prepare for elections in 2016. The current government was mandated to lead Somalia into general […]
DRC: Gov’t soldiers raped 14 women in three days – UN report
Government soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo raped 14 women over a three-day period in the eastern region of the country, the human rights office […]
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” […]
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 […]