Gabon: Opposition Chooses Jean Ping to End the Bongos 49-year Rule
Main opposition parties in Gabon chose former chairman of the African Union, Jean Ping as its candidate in an election on Aug. 27 against President […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
South Africa: 25% of Women in Mining Areas are Raped – MSF
One out of four women living in South Africa’s platinum belt have suffered from rape, a report released on Tuesday by Doctors without Borders (MSF) […]
Zambia: Tension Mounts as Vote Results Delayed
Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday accused the nation’s electoral commission for slow progress in releasing the result of Aug. 11 vote. So […]
DRC: About 30 Civilians Killed in Machete Attack
Suspected Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have killed about 30 civilians in a massacre this weekend in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the […]
‘Nigeria still Africa’s biggest economy’, Dangote challenges Bloomberg
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, insists that Nigeria is the continent’s biggest economy contrary to Bloomberg’s reports on Wednesday that the country had been overtaken […]
DRC: Kabila Leading the Country into Dictatorship – Katumbi
Leading opposition presidential candidate of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC,) Moise Katumbi on Wednesday said the incumbent President Joseph Kabila is gradually leading the […]
Somalia Welcomes First US Ambassador in Two Decades
Somalia welcomed Stephen Schwartz as new US ambassador to the country, making the senior Foreign Service officer, the first US diplomat to the war-torn country […]
Ethiopia: Security Forces ‘Kill’ Dozens to Suppress Wave of Protests
International human rights group, Amnesty International, on Monday accused Ethiopian security forces of shooting dead people in Oromia and Amhara regions in an attempt to […]
Tunisia: Ennahda Hopes for More Cabinet Seats
Tunisia’s largest party in parliament, Ennahda, hopes to get a high number of ministerial positions in the forthcoming unity government to be announced soon. The […]
Libya: US Expands Airstrikes for 30 Days, Mixed Feelings Emerge
President Obama has approved a 30-day US airstrike in Libya following the request of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) but the foreign intervention […]