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Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf expelled from her party

January 15, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

Liberia’s ruling Unity Party has expelled the country’s outgoing president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for alleged breach of the party’s regulations. Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace […]

Zambia-Cholera: church services & street vending banned, protests erupt

January 12, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

Residents in a slum in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, are violently protesting over a regulation imposed to control the spread of a cholera epidemic in the […]

Angola: Jose dos Santos Jr dismissed from sovereign wealth fund

January 11, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

Angola’s president, João Lourenço, has sacked his predecessor’s son, José Filomeno Dos Santos, as the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund. The dismissal of […]

South Sudan to open new terminal at Juba International Airport

January 11, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

South Sudan will open later this month a new terminal at its main international airport, the Juba International Airport, local media reported. The facility is […]

Nigeria announces timetable for 2019 elections

January 10, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria has announced the timetable for the 2019 general elections. The presidential and National Assembly elections will be held […]

Diamonds bigger than 100 carats unearthed in Lesotho

January 9, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

A miner in South Africa has discovered two huge diamonds, each bigger than 100 carats in a Lesotho mine, local media reports. Gem Diamonds Ltd […]

Zimbabwe: Two former ministers loyal to Mugabe charged with corruption

January 8, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

Two former Zimbabwean ministers loyal to ex-president Robert Mugabe have been charged with corruption, their lawyers said on Saturday. Walter Mzembi and Samuel Undenge, who […]

Ethiopia to close notorious torture chamber Maekelawi

January 4, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

The Ethiopian government will pardon political prisoners and close the notorious Maekelawi prison in a bid to widen the democratic space for all, Prime Minister […]

Uganda’s Museveni signs the highly controversial age limit bill into law

January 3, 2018 Steven Addamah 0

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Constitutional amendment bill 2017 into law, a week after it was passed by parliament, Reuters reports. Popularly known […]