Mali: UN declares 20km ‘security zone’ around Kidal amidst clashes
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali known as MINUSMA said it would establish a 20-kilometre “security zone” around the town of Kidal in restive northern […]
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Sierra Leone: No new Ebola case in a week, WHO
The World Health Organization said on Monday that Sierra Leone has not recorded any new case of Ebola since last week; a first since the […]
Zimbambwe: Gov’t issues new labor regulations
President Robert Mugabe’s government last week published a bill seeking to amend the labor law to force employers to pay severance packages to workers fired […]
CAR: Ban Ki-Moon fires UN peacekeeping chief
The U.N. chief has fired on Wednesday the head of the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic after a fresh round of allegations of […]
Three Malian soldiers killed in land mine explosion
Three were killed after their patrol vehicle hit a landmine on Monday in a forest in central Mali, Defense Minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly said. “Today […]
South Africa’ Zuma asked mining and steel companies to limit job cuts
South Africa President Jacob Zuma has asked mining and steel companies to limit job cuts as falling commodity prices put profits at risk. “We urge […]
Kenya: Electricity users to pay higher bills in August
Electricity consumers in Kenya face double-barreled increments in their August power bills after the energy regulator moved to significantly raise fuel and currency fluctuation levies. […]
Zambia: Copper mines facing 30% cut in power supply
Zambia’s power provider to mining companies, Copperbelt Energy Corp., has announced a power supply cut by 30 percent starting Thursday midnight, the country’s Chamber of […]
Moroccan-African cooperation, a model based on shared interests
Morocco’s economic cooperation with African countries is based on shared interests and is part of Morocco’s strategic diplomacy geared towards the promotion of active South-South […]
Obama’s talks in Ethiopia focus on security, human rights
After a landmark trip to Kenya, his father’s birthplace, the US President Barack Obama flew to Addis Ababa late on Sunday on the first visit […]