Timbuktu Monument Extremist Gets 9-Year Sentence
A former trainee teacher accused of damaging monuments in the name of Islam in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu was convicted by an international […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Africa’s Elephants Face Worst Drop, Report
Africa lost as many as 111,000 elephants over the last decade as a surge in poaching in the east of the continent caused the population’s […]
Gabon: Constitutional Court Confirms Ali Bongo Winner of Disputed Elections
Ali Bongo, 57, was confirmed winner of August presidential elections after a re-count of votes ruled by the country’s constitutional court. The waited ruling upheld […]
Togo: Opposition Leader Sentenced in Absentia to Five Years in Prison
Togo’s opposition leader, Alberto Olympio, has been sentenced to five years in abtensia by a Criminal Court in capital Lomé for embezzling about $10million (6 […]
Step Down, Botswana President Tells 92-Year-Old Mugabe
Botswana President Ian Khama on Wednesday said Robert Mugabe should accept the reality of his age and retire. Mugabe should without delay exit the post […]
Yaya Touré Ends 14-Year Career with Côte d’Ivoire
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré has decided to end a 14-year career playing for his national team, Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire. The 33-year old footballer, […]
Gambia: Jammeh Appoints Coup Plotter as Interior Minister
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Monday appointed Momodou Alieu Bah, a former coup plotter, as Interior Minister after sacking Ousman Sonko who had served in […]
South Africa: Eskom to Shut down Nuclear Power Plant Unit
South Africa’s Eskom on Sunday said the Unit 1 of its power plant, known as Koeberg sole nuclear, would be shut down for a month […]
HRW Condemns Kenya for Forced Repatriation of Somali Refugees
The international rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the Kenyan government of intimidating Somali refugees living in the Eastern-African nation’s Dabaab camp to repatriate […]
Côte d’Ivoire: USA Lifts 10-Year-Old Economic Sanction
The US government on Tuesday lifted economic sanctions imposed on Côte d’Ivoire in 2006 by the former president Georges Bush, citing advancing democracy in the […]