Uganda: Police fires teargas as parliament extends Museveni’s rule
Police in Uganda on Thursday fired teargas to disperse protesters outside the East African nation’s parliament. The move comes as legislators of the ruling party […]
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Kenya: Police fires teargas at protesters loyal to Kenyatta
Police in Kenya on Tuesday fired teargas at supporters of President Uhuru Kenyatta outside the East African nation’s Supreme Court in the Capital city, Nairobi. […]
Impala Platinum may lay off 2,500 workers in South Africa
Impala Platinum (Implats), a leading producer of platinum, on Monday said about 2,500 jobs of its 31,000 work-force may be at risk at its Rustenburg […]
Tanzanian police detained 20 over homosexual practices
Authorities in Tanzania have arrested 20 people accused of homosexuality in the East African nation’s semiautonomous region of Zanzibar. Twelve women and eight men were […]
Togo: ECOWAS attempts mediation in constitutional amendments crisis
While Togo’s Law Commission started a meeting on Friday to discuss the government’s draft legislation on constitutional amendments, an official ECOWAS delegation is currently in […]
Chad must organize legislative elections – France told Idriss Déby
France has called on Chadian President Idriss Déby to organize long-delayed parliamentary elections in the central African nation. A statement released by the French foreign […]
Fight against Boko haram not over, UN political official
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman warned that the fight against the terrorist Boko haram group is not over, although the coordinated efforts among […]
Ghana extends IMF credit Facility program to 2019
The Government of Ghana, on Wednesday, extended the credit facility program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by a year following a conclusion of an […]
Security Council extends African-led mission in Somalia
The United Nations Security Council Wednesday extended its authorization of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 31 May 2018, approving a reduction of […]
Sierra Leone: Opposition party headquarters set ablaze
The headquarters of an opposition party in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, was set to fire on Tuesday, local police said. The fire occurred […]