Angola votes to replace dos Santos after 38 years
Angolans are preparing to go to the polls on Wednesday to choose a new president as the country’s long-serving ruler Jose Eduardo dos Santos is […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Nigeria’s unity not negotiable, says Buhari in fist speech after a 103-day absence
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday addressed Nigerians after he spent more than one hundred days in London for medical treatment. His absence sparked numerous […]
Zambia drops treason charges against main opposition leader
The Zambian state prosecutor on Wednesday released the country’s opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, from jail after the government dropped treason charges against him and five […]
Africa-US AGOA forum ends in Lomé with no change to the deal
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free trade deal forum ended in Togo’s Capital Lomé on Thursday with no significant change to the deal. The […]
AU Okays Kenyan elections, calls opposition to exercise restraint
Business is still slow in Nairobi 48 hours after the disputed election results were announced as many remain fearful of the aftermath. Uhuru Kenyatta on […]
Tanzania’s first quarter growth slows to 5.7 %
Tanzania’s economic growth slowed to 5.7 percent in the first quarter of this year from 6.8 percent previously, the statistics office of the East African […]
Zimbabwe to build $1 billion University honoring Mugabe
Zimbabwe veteran leader Robert Mugabe and his cabinet on Wednesday, approved plans to build a $1 billion high-tech university named after him in Mashonaland Central […]
Kenya: incumbent Kenyatta takes lead in tightly contested polls
Kenya’s incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken a significant lead as votes are counted after Tuesday’s polls in the East African nation. With results from […]
South Africa: President Zuma narrowly survives his 8th no-confidence vote
South Africa President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday narrowly survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence, as the motion has been defeated, with 177 votes supporting […]
Kenyans vote in tight, hotly elections to elect President, MPs
More than 19 million Kenyan voters are heading this Tuesday to 40,883 polling stations across the East African nation to elect a president and a […]