Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow dies at 81
Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow, who earned an international reputation for his expressive sculptures of the Nuba, Masai and other African peoples, died on Thursday in […]
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Sudan: Trump will be ‘much easier to deal with’ – Al Bachir
Sudan’s President, Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday described President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump as a person with a clear line as compared to others […]
Uganda closes schools backed by Bill Gates and Facebook CEO
Authorities in Ugandan have ordered the closure of a chain of for-profit international schools backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg […]
Kenya Airways CEO, Mbuvi Ngunze resigns
Kenya Airways Chief Executive Mbuvi Ngunze will quit in the first quarter of 2017, the chairman Michael Joseph said on Thursday. Ngunze will leave the […]
Rwanda raises $18.57 million Treasury bond
Rwandan government borrowed about $18.57 million from the market through a three-year Treasury bond, the central bank said late on Wednesday. The bond, which has […]
AU top job candidates to pitch for the position in Dec 9
The African Union Commission (AU) on Tuesday said five aspirants of the bloc’s Chairperson Position will face off in a debate at the Union’s headquarters […]
DRC: Controversy rises over new PM dual citizenship
The newly appointed Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Samy Badibanga is at the centre of controversy in the central African nation after […]
Nigeria’s GDP shrinks by 2.24 % in Q3 of 2016
Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 2.24 percent in the third quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. According to the […]
South Sudan is our ‘enemy’ – Omar al-Bashir
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is reported to have described the neighbouring South Sudan government as an ‘enemy’ to his country in an address to Sudanese […]
Kenya sets ablaze 5,200 illegal firearms
Kenya government on Tuesday destroyed some 5,250 illegal firearms as part of efforts to fight crimes like cattle rustling, carjacking and threats from terrorism. According […]