Two Somaliland journalists arrested while covering protests
The hunt for journalists continues in Somaliland, a self-proclaimed independent Republic in the Horn of Africa. Two journalists covering protests last week were arrested and […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Kenya: President-elect Ruto promises “transparent” and “accountable” government
Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto pledged on Wednesday, two days after being declared the winner of the August 9 election, that his future government would move […]
Liberia: George Weah suspends officials sanctioned by the US
President George Weah has suspended the three senior officials, accused of corruption in a recent report. The three men, including President George Weah’s chief of […]
Raila Odinga calls Kenya’s presidential election result a “travesty’’
Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected the results of Kenya’s August 9 presidential election, announced the day before and which gave his rival William Ruto a […]
William Ruto declared winner of Kenyan presidential election
The chairman of the Electoral Commission of Kenya on Monday declared William Ruto the winner of the presidential election against Raila Odinga, after six days […]
Nigeria in crisis: calls mount for Buhari’s impeachment over insecurity and bleeding economy
Nigerian opposition senators have pushed for the country’s President Muhammadu Buhari to face impeachment, 10-months before the end of his second term in office, over […]
Qatari fund backed by QIA acquire hotel in Kenya for $39m
Kasada Hospitality fund, an independent Qatari investment platform dedicated to hospitality in Sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired Nairobi-based Crowne Plaza Hotel for nearly $39 million with […]
Nine dead in suicide attack in southern Somalia
At least nine people, including a senior local politician, were killed on Wednesday in the southern Somali city of Marka by a suicide bomber who […]
Reopening soon of one of Deb Deb border posts between Algeria and Libya
Closed since 2011, originally for security reasons, one of the three land border crossings between Algeria and Libya will soon reopen. This is what the […]
Pretoria seeks extradition of Gupta brothers from Dubai
Businessmen Atul and Rajesh Gupta, arrested in June in Dubai, were wanted on fraud and money laundering charges. South Africa on Monday formally requested the […]