Magufuli Sacks State-Run Energy Firm Boss over Tariff Hike
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on the first day of the year 2017 sacked the head of the state-run electricity company after the firm approved a […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
South Africa: Price Hike at Gas Stations as of Next week
The energy department of South Africa on Friday said all grades of petrol will increase next Wednesday in the Southern African nation. The retail price […]
Kinshasa Jails 15 “bye-bye Kabila” Protesters, Acquits 34
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sentenced 15 anti-government protesters who were arrested during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s continued […]
Mozambique’s Opposition Agrees to Observe 7-Day Truce
Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party on Tuesday announced that it will cease its military attacks against government forces for the next 7 days. Speaking at a […]
Nigeria: 50,000 Ghost Workers Cost over $600m Yearly
The Nigerian government has removed over 50,000 ghost workers from its payroll and saved over $600 million in the fight against corruption, the presidency said […]
Uganda: 30 Died as Overloaded Boat Carrying Football Team Capsizes
About 30 members of a local football team in Uganda and their supporters drowned after their boat capsized on Lake Alberta in the western region […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram’s Fortress to Become Military Training Ground
Nigeria’s army on Monday disclosed that from next year they will begin training exercises in the fallen stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists, the Sambisa Forest […]
Kenya: Economy Slows to 5.7% in Third Quarter
Kenya’s statistics office this weekend said the economic growth of the East-African biggest economy has slowed to 5.7% in the third quarter of 2016, compared […]
French Aid Worker Abducted by Armed Men in Mali
Sophie Pétronin, the head of a children’s humanitarian group was kidnapped on Christmas eve by armed men in Gao, northern Mali. A local radio station […]
Volkswagen Opens Assembly Plant in Kenya
The German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) has officially launched its production facility in Kenya. The plant is expected to produce cars for Kenya as well […]