President Kenyatta signs cybercrimes law amid protests
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday signed into a law a controversial Computer and cyber-crime law criminalizing fake news and online bullying. The Computer Misuse […]
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Nigeria: Armed bandits kidnap over 100 passengers in Kaduna
About 100 people have been kidnapped along a road in northern Nigeria in the past few days, Reuters reported on Tuesday. According to Surajo Usman, […]
Somalia ready to take over security tasks from AU
Somalian government has called on African Union (AU) and United Nations to believe in the country’s ability to take over security responsibilities. The war-torn nation’s […]
Sierra Leone: New president sworn-in before 50,000 supporters
Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone’s new president, who was briefly a leader of a junta during Sierra Leone’s civil war, has been sworn into office […]
Kenya dam bursts, kills at least 47
Floodwater from a commercial flower-farm dam in Kenya’s Rift Valley has killed at least 47 people as it swept through 450 homes and smashed into […]
Kiir appoints Dier Ngor as governor of S. Sudan’s central bank
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Thursday, appointed Dier Ngor as new central bank governor. According to the Statement released by the Presidency, Kiir had […]
African Development Bank debars CHINT Electric for 36 months for fraudulent practices
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) announced on Monday the conclusion of a settlement agreement with CHINT Electric Co., Ltd., a power transmission and distribution […]
African nations at risk of debt distress despite growth – IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday warned that Sub-Saharan African nations are at growing risk of debt distress. This came in the IMF regional economic […]
UN Chief denounces attack on village in north-west Nigeria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack this weekend on a village in the Nigerian province of Kaduna and underscored the need […]
Mozambique’s opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama dies at 65
Mozambique’s veteran rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama, who fought the FRELIMO government in the Mozambican Civil War, died at 65, party sources said on Thursday. Dhlakama […]