Guinea: Alpha Conde Sacks “Bunch of Dishonest” Ministers
Guinea’s president Alpha Conde sacked over the weekend the west-African nation’s Communication Minister and three others for criticizing his speech. President Conde who described the […]
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Nigeria to Recruit 500,000 Unemployed Graduates
The Nigerian government is set to begin recruitment of 500,000 teachers, through an internet portal as of Sunday. The 500,000 Teacher Corps, nicknamed N-Power Teach […]
Chad Sends Troops to Niger to Fight Boko Haram
The Chadian government has sent 2000 troops to neighboring Niger this week to aid prepare a counterattack in the Nigerien town of Bosso after insurgents […]
DRC: Yellow Fever Case Linked to Local Mosquito
A new case of yellow fever has been detected in democratic republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation said on […]
Three Africans among World’s 100 Most Powerful Women – Forbes
Three African women, Liberia’s president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Mauritius president, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Nigeria’s business mogul Folorunsho Alakija are Africa’s most powerful women, according to American […]
Zimbabwe Churches Call for Mugabe’s Resignation
Church leaders in Zimbabwe are calling for veteran leader Robert Mugabe to step down, to give the country an opportunity to revive its fortunes. Mugabe […]
Kenya Cord Alliance Protests Turn Deadly – BBC
Supporters of Kenya’s opposition party, Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD,) have once again hit the streets on Monday to continue protests despite warning by […]
Malnutrition in Niger Reaches Emergency Threshold, UN
Malnutrition has reached a critical point in landlocked Niger, the United Nations said on Thursday. According to the UN, malnutrition among children in the west-African […]
Burkinabe Police Arrest 6 Suspects of Jan. 15 Attacks
Police in Burkina Faso arrested six “foreigners” suspected of being behind the jihadist attacks in January that left 30 people dead in the West-African nation, […]
Nigeria: Buhari Cancels Trip to Oil Polluted Niger Delta
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday cancelled a visit to the oil-producing Niger Delta, hit by a series of militant attacks on oil and gas […]