Comoros holds referendum to extend presidential term limits
Comoros holds a referendum on Monday to extend presidential term limits and change the current system which sees power rotate every five years between the […]
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Cameroon begins man-hunt to track over 160 detainees after prison break
More than 160 inmates have escaped from jail in Cameroon’s north-west region following an attack on the penitentiary by armed men. According to local media […]
Uganda: court upholds age limit removal to let Museveni extend rule
Uganda’s constitutional court on Thursday endorsed the parliament’s decision to remove the presidential age limit of 75 years that could allow President Yoweri Museveni to […]
UN body warns of voter intimidation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s election campaign has been marred by a growing number of reports of voter intimidation and threats of violence, a UN body has said. Voter […]
Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders awarded UAE’s highest medal for their peace deal
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki have been awarded the Order of Zayed, the United Arab Emirates’ highest medal, in recognition […]
Nigeria’s former Vice-President eyes presidency
Nigeria’s Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and key ally of President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his bid to become president of Nigeria when elections […]
Namibia gets $218 million loan from AfDB
Namibia secured a $218 million loan from the African Development Bank, the second tranche of a quarter billion dollar facility from the Bank. The loan […]
Google’s sister-company to deploy balloon Internet in Kenya
A network of giant balloons will soon bring internet access to remote regions of rural Kenya. Google’s sister-company Alphabet Inc’s Loon on Thursday said it […]
Africa must do more to stem brain drain – Barack Obama
Former US President Barack Obama on Wednesday told young African business people and activists at a gathering in Johannesburg that opportunities could be greater in […]
My party will rule Tanzania ‘forever’ – John Magufuli
Tanzanian president John Magufuli on Monday night, said that his party will remain “in power forever” in the East African nation. In a speech broadcast […]