UNICEF welcomes release of nearly 900 children by north-east Nigeria armed group
UNICEF has welcomed the release Friday of 894 children, including 106 girls, from the ranks of an armed group called (the) Civilian Joint Task Force […]
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New legislation to ease geothermal investment in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Council of Ministers is considering a bill to encourage independent power producers (IPPs) to invest in geothermal power generation in the east African […]
Shell plans $15 billion investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) will invest over $15 billion across 24 oil and gas projects in Nigeria in the next five years, the company […]
Tunisia: Tunisair to downsize, State tries to keep airline afloat
Tunisia’s flagship carrier will shed over 1,000 jobs by 2020 as part of austerity measures by the state to keep the airline in operation. Transport […]
Chinese FM welcomed in Ethiopia, dismisses Africa debt fears
China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, on Thursday said Beijing will continue supplying loans to African governments despite accusations that China’s increased investments on the continent […]
Arrest of ex-Shabaab leader: Somalia expels top UN official
Somali government on Tuesday expelled a high-ranking United Nations official in the country, accusing him of interfering with national sovereignty. The government says Nicholas Haysom, […]
Sierra Leon: Former Defense minister nabbed in anti-graft campaign
Sierra Leon’s anti-graft commission has detained country’s former defense minister Alfred Paolo Conteh for being mired in some contract back in 2015, reports say. Conteh […]
Ex-president Rajoelina wins Madagascar vote
Madagascar’s former president Andry Rajoelina has won the country’s presidential run-off vote, electoral commission said. The former leader gained 56% of votes to defeat another […]
Newly IDPs fleeing attacks in northeast Nigeria, top 2,000
After fleeing terrorist attacks, as well as clashes between Government forces and militia, more than 2,000 newly displaced Nigerians have arrived in an already over-stretched […]
Ethiopia: Parliament approves creation of National Reconciliation Commission
Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a reconciliation commission to tackle intercommunal ethnic violence. The objective of the Commission is to maintain peace, […]