New US ambassador arrived at Khartoum after 25 years
The first US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years took up his post on Wednesday in the northeast African country, a new sign of relax […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
China waived debt for 17 African countries
On the occasion of a coordination meeting on Sino-African cooperation last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recalled China’s commitments to the continent, and praised […]
Kenya: Odinga has filed an online appeal to the Supreme Court
Raila Odinga, the runner-up in Kenya’s August 9 presidential election, has filed an online appeal to the Supreme Court challenging the results, one of his […]
Four nuns kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria
Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns in Imo state, in southeastern Nigeria, where kidnappings for ransom are rife, police said on Monday. “Four Catholic sisters were […]
The remains of former Angolan President José Eduardo Dos Santos have arrived in Luanda
A plane from Barcelona, Spain, with the body of the former president on board landed in the Angolan capital on Saturday evening, journalists noted. About […]
Death toll in Hayat Hotel attack in Mogadishu rises to 21
The death toll from a 30-hour attack on a Mogadishu hotel by radical Islamists, which ended around midnight on Saturday, has risen to 21 civilians […]
Spanish court awards custody of Dos Santos body to his widow
While the return of the body of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos to his family was initially blocked, a Spanish court has ruled […]
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 […]
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 […]