Egypt-Ethiopia: Dam redesign request turned down
Egypt’s request to increase the water outlets of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) from two to four has been rejected by Addis Ababa. During […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Orange to acquire Airtel’s two subsidiaries in West-Africa
French telecoms giant Orange on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with Bharti Airtel of India to acquire the latter’s operations in Burkina Faso […]
Nigeria calls OPEC Nations for emergency meeting in March
The 13 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries “may hold an emergency meeting in the first quarter if prices remain at current levels,” […]
Kenya: about 8 million new voters to be registered, $300 mln needed
The Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Tuesday said it is working towards registering eight million new voters ahead of the next year […]
Burkina Faso: Kaboré orders audit of transition gov’t
Few weeks after being sworn in as the first new leader in almost three decades, Burkina Faso’s Christian Kabore, on Monday, ordered an audit of […]
Ghana-Yemen: Ex-Guantanamo detainees claim innocence, love for peaceful Ghanaians
The two Yemeni ex- Guantanamo detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih al-Dhuby, who were transferred to Ghana last week by the […]
South Sudan: Kiir appoints 50 rebels as MPs
South Sudan President Salva Kiir in a decree broadcast on state radio on Friday announced the appointment of 50 lawmakers from the rebel movement to […]
Nigeria: New Lagos airport to handle 30m passengers yearly
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday said the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, is expected to […]
Egypt: Masked terrorists Open Fire on Tourist Bus
Two masked gunmen on motorcycle opened fire this Thursday on tourist bus near the Giza pyramids in the Egyptian capital of Cairo in a clear […]
Ghana accepts two Guantanamo detainees
The first two of the 17 detainee scheduled to be released from Guantanamo Bay prison this month will be transferred to Ghana, U.S. military officials […]