Mozambique’s Opposition Agrees to Observe 7-Day Truce
Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party on Tuesday announced that it will cease its military attacks against government forces for the next 7 days. Speaking at a […]
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Nigeria: 50,000 Ghost Workers Cost over $600m Yearly
The Nigerian government has removed over 50,000 ghost workers from its payroll and saved over $600 million in the fight against corruption, the presidency said […]
Uganda: 30 Died as Overloaded Boat Carrying Football Team Capsizes
About 30 members of a local football team in Uganda and their supporters drowned after their boat capsized on Lake Alberta in the western region […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram’s Fortress to Become Military Training Ground
Nigeria’s army on Monday disclosed that from next year they will begin training exercises in the fallen stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists, the Sambisa Forest […]
Kenya: Economy Slows to 5.7% in Third Quarter
Kenya’s statistics office this weekend said the economic growth of the East-African biggest economy has slowed to 5.7% in the third quarter of 2016, compared […]
French Aid Worker Abducted by Armed Men in Mali
Sophie Pétronin, the head of a children’s humanitarian group was kidnapped on Christmas eve by armed men in Gao, northern Mali. A local radio station […]
Volkswagen Opens Assembly Plant in Kenya
The German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) has officially launched its production facility in Kenya. The plant is expected to produce cars for Kenya as well […]
CAR: New Armed Group Emerges as Threat – HRW
An armed group known as “Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation”, or 3R has emerged in the Central African Republic , killing at least 50 civilians and displacing […]
As Political Crisis Deepens in DRC, South Africa Calls for Restraint
The Democratic Republic of Congo is once again on the brink of chaos, as the threat of a renewed and large-scale political crisis with dire […]
Jammeh Recalls his Ambassador to US Amid Vote Dispute
Gambian incumbent president, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh Babili Mansa, has recalled the country’s ambassador to the United States, Sheikh Omar Faye, who had called for respecting […]