U.N: Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Sworn in as Deputy Secretary-General
Nigeria’s former Minister for Environment, Amina Mohammed, has been sworn in as the fifth UN Deputy Secretary-General at the UN Headquarters in New York on […]
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Uganda eyes 5.5% GDP in the year ending June 2018
Uganda’s economy boosted by lower borrowing costs and higher oil sector investments will grow by 5.5 percent in the year to June 2018, a budget […]
Diamond-rich Botswana’s GDP to grow above 4%
Botswana’s central bank on Monday said it expects the economy of the southern African nation to grow by more than 4 percent in the next […]
South Africa: Zuma condemns xenophobic attacks
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between south-Africans and non-nationals, his office said on Friday. At least 20 stores in Pretoria […]
Somalia: new president calls on al Shabaab to surrender
Somalia’s new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed who was sworn into office on Wednesday has called on al Shabaab fighters to surrender, promising them “a good […]
Embattled Mugabe marks 93rd birthday, endorses Donald Trump
Unsmiling President Robert Mugabe blew out the candles of his 93rd birthday cake on Tuesday, endorsing Donald Trump’s brand of American nationalism. “When it comes […]
South Africa: ICC withdrawal is unconstitutional, says High Court
A High Court in South Africa has ruled that the government’s move to withdraw from the International Criminal Court was ‘unconstitutional and invalid.’ “The cabinet’s […]
South Africa: Nigerians face fresh xenophobic attacks
Nigeria has called on the African Union (AU) to intervene urgently as Nigerians face fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Nigerian Community in South […]
Zimbabweans see no successor for me, Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe has confirmed this weekend he would run for the next presidential elections in Zimbabwe. The 93-year-old leader said the people wanted him […]
Zambia: World Bank Forecasts 4 PC Economic Growth in 2017
Zambia’s economy will grow by 4 pc in 2017 and 4.2 pc in 2018, the World Bank said on Monday. Africa’s second copper producer “is […]