Lesotho’s King dissolves parliament, announces fresh elections
Lesotho’s King Letsie III on Tuesday dissolved parliament and will shortly set an election date, the deputy prime minister said. In a statement aired on […]
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Zambia: 8 killed in stampede over food aid
At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured in a stampede in Zambia on Monday, police said. The incident occurred in the capital […]
South Sudan: Ex-general vows to topple president Kiir
A disgruntled South Sudanese army general on Monday announced he had formed a new anti-government rebel group to topple incumbent president Salva Kiir Lieutenant General […]
Nigeria directs oil firms to relocate headquarters
Nigerian’s acting president, Yemi Osinbajo this weekend instructed the relocation of all International oil companies head offices in the West-African nation to the Niger Delta. […]
New study confirms five HIV patients virus free
Five HIV patients are ‘virus free’ and no longer infectious after undergoing a vaccine therapy for seven months, according to a study published in New […]
Childbirth complications kill Liberia’s heroic Ebola survivor
Liberia is mourning the death of its biggest Ebola fighter, Salome Karwah. According to local media, Salome died from childbirth complications after hospital staff initially […]
U.N: Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Sworn in as Deputy Secretary-General
Nigeria’s former Minister for Environment, Amina Mohammed, has been sworn in as the fifth UN Deputy Secretary-General at the UN Headquarters in New York on […]
Uganda eyes 5.5% GDP in the year ending June 2018
Uganda’s economy boosted by lower borrowing costs and higher oil sector investments will grow by 5.5 percent in the year to June 2018, a budget […]
Diamond-rich Botswana’s GDP to grow above 4%
Botswana’s central bank on Monday said it expects the economy of the southern African nation to grow by more than 4 percent in the next […]
South Africa: Zuma condemns xenophobic attacks
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between south-Africans and non-nationals, his office said on Friday. At least 20 stores in Pretoria […]