Ethiopia blocks the import of “non-essential” products
The Ethiopian government has banned banks from providing foreign currency to importers of some 40 products, including vehicles and alcohol, preventing them from being imported […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
PM of Cape Verde wants to install an Institute of Forensic Medicine
The Cape Verdean Prime Minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva, said that the National Institute of Forensic Medicine is a “priority” for the country and predicted […]
Biafran separatist leader Kanu acquitted by court but Nigerian authorities say separatist not free yet
Lawyers for Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu said late last week that their client had been acquitted by a ruling of the Abuja Court of […]
Complaints opened by the Mozambican Ombudsman rose 46%
The number of complaints opened by the Mozambican Ombudsman, Isac Chande, rose 46%, reaching 700 complaints in the last 12 months, according to the annual […]
Malawi needs cholera vaccine
Malawi has asked the United Nations for more cholera vaccines in an attempt to contain an epidemic that has already killed 128 people and could […]
Angola votes UN resolution condemning Russia, Mozambique abstains
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Wednesday, 12, a resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine. Angola, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau voted […]
Guinea-Bissau: government admits postponing legislative elections on December 18 after meeting with political parties
The Minister of Territorial Administration of Guinea-Bissau, Fernando Gomes, admitted yesterday the postponement of the legislative elections scheduled for December 18, after a meeting with […]
Mozambican police intercept 14 suspected of recruiting for insurgents
Mozambican police announced yesterday that they have intercepted 14 young people in Chimoio, central Mozambique, on suspicion of being recruited by rebel groups terrorizing Cabo […]
Sam Matekane announces a new coalition government in Lesotho
The surprise winner of the Lesotho parliamentary elections, millionaire Sam Matekane, 64, who made his fortune in diamond mining, will form a coalition government, he […]
South African ministers exempt from power cuts in Pretoria
The South African government has announced that the official residences of ministers will be exempt from the rotating power cuts that the national power utility, […]