Hundreds of buffaloes drowned in Botswana – Government
Hundreds of buffaloes have drowned in a river near the border between Botswana and Namibia, on the edge of the Kabulabula Peninsula, the Botswana government […]
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Africa Investment Forum kicks off in South Africa
The Africa Investment Forum kicked off in South Africa’s Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The first ever transaction-based Forum is aimed at attracting multi-billion-dollar deals […]
Nigeria: Buhari approves new monthly minimum wage
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inked an agreement with organized labor raising the minimum wage in Africa’s most populous nation. Buhari gave his approval […]
Insurgency: 80 students abducted in Cameroon Anglophone region
More than 80 people, mostly schoolchildren, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda, in the Anglophone Northwest region of Cameroon, where separatists […]
Angola wins the 2018 Amputee World Cup
Angola’s amputee football team won the 2018 Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico, beating Turkey 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out. The final game of the […]
Pop-star Tiwa, first Nigerian female to win MTV Best African Act
Nigerian pop star Tiwa Savage made history on Sunday as she became the first Nigerian female artist to win the ‘Best African Act’ award at […]
Kenya to raise $2.8 bln from Eurobond, loans
Kenya is looking forward to raise $2.8 billion from Eurobonds in the coming months. This will be Kenya’s third Eurobond quest since 2014. The country […]
Standoff between Somalia’s federal, state authorities could ‘paralyze’ progress – UN envoy
Ongoing tensions between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the country’s state authorities were center stage, as the United Nations top envoy for Somalia […]
Ethiopia gets $1.2 bln loans, grants from World Bank
The World Bank has approved $1.2 billion in grants and loans to Ethiopia, the Washington-based lender said in a statement. According to the bank, the […]
Tanzania launches anti-gay witch-hunt
Tanzania’s government has established a committee to investigate and deal with people who are involved in homosexual activities. According to local media, the 17-member committee […]