Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa orders top officials to declare assets
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered top officials to declare their assets by February 28 as the southern African nation seeks to foster transparency and […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni says he ‘loves Trump for frankness’
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday said he loves US President Donald Trump for being “frank” with Africans, calling them “shitholes” nations. Speaking to lawmakers […]
Liberia’s George Weah vows to fight corruption, pay ‘a living wage’
Football legend George Weah was officially sworn-in on Monday as president of Liberia, in the country’s first democratic transition of power since 1944. Weah, 51, […]
The ‘father’ of South African jazz, Hugh Masekela dies
South Africa’s trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela, known as the “father of South African jazz”, died from prostate cancer, his family said on Tuesday. Masekela […]
Tunisia: Senior wanted al-Qaeda member killed in ambush
Tunisian Security forces have killed Bilel Kobi, a senior figure of al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), in an ambush laid in a mountainous region […]
Sudan Imposes Media Blackout as Anti-austerity Protests Flare up
Sudanese authorities have imposed a media blackout and proceeded to the arrest of seven journalists including reporters from Reuters and AFP, in an attempt to […]
Kenya launches $25 million social housing project
The Kenyan government will soon start implementing a major social housing construction program, officials said. The project worth $25 billion will allow the construction of […]
Nigeria to raise $700 mln from international sources
The Debt Management Office (DMO) of Nigeria on Tuesday said it expects to raise $700 million from international sources as part of a $3.5 billion […]
Cape Town may run out of water by April
Without rain, South Africa’s Cape Town may run out of water by April, as city authorities race to build desalination plants and drill underground boreholes. […]
Zimbabwe Elections: Cancer-stricken Tsvangirai to lead opposition
Ailing Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai will be the presidential flag bearer of the MDC Alliance in the forthcoming presidential elections in the Southern […]