Côte d’Ivoire: President Fires Top Security Chiefs, PM Dissolves Gov’t
Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara, on Monday fired three top security chiefs following a two-day mutiny by ex-rebels that brought him to power in the west-African […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Kenya: Technical Fault Causes Blackout in Nairobi, Coastal Regions
A major power outage hit Nairobi, Mount Kenya and Coast regions on Monday morning, disrupting businesses and industries, local media reported. Kenya Power said a […]
Chad closes border with chaotic Libya
Chad has closed its border with Libya and pledged to deploy troops to the area in order to prevent militant fighters fleeing conflict in its […]
Nigeria: Officials Arrested over Links to Boko Haram
Two local government officials suspected of having links with terrorist group Boko Haram have been arrested in northern Nigeria, the army announced on Wednesday. One […]
Zambia Vedanta Mine Workers Downed Tools over Slow Wage Talks
Zambia mine workers at the Indian mining giant Vedanta Resources have started indefinite strike over the pace of wage talks, a union official said on […]
DRC: Exiled Katumbi Announces Candidacy for 2017
Congolese opposition leader, Moise Katumbi, on Tuesday declared his candidacy for the country’s presidential election agreed to be held in 2017. The football magnate, who […]
UN Welcomes Inclusive Political Agreement in DRC
United Nations Secretariat General has welcomed the signing by the opposition and the presidential majority of a political agreement on the holding of elections in […]
Magufuli Sacks State-Run Energy Firm Boss over Tariff Hike
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on the first day of the year 2017 sacked the head of the state-run electricity company after the firm approved a […]
South Africa: Price Hike at Gas Stations as of Next week
The energy department of South Africa on Friday said all grades of petrol will increase next Wednesday in the Southern African nation. The retail price […]
Kinshasa Jails 15 “bye-bye Kabila” Protesters, Acquits 34
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sentenced 15 anti-government protesters who were arrested during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s continued […]