Malian Rival Groups Ink Peace Deal in Niger
An agreement signed under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Niger on Monday indicated that members of the coalition of movements of Azawad and […]
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Nigeria Q1 Revenues Reach only 55 % of Goals
The Nigerian government failed to meet its revenue target for the first quarter of 2016, Reuters reported on Friday. Months of militant attacks on pipelines […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Two Soldiers Allegedly al-Qaeda Sympathizers Arrested
Ivorian authorities Thursday announced the arrest of two soldiers accused of failing to denounce suspects in the Grand Bassam March attack claimed by al-Qaeda. Authorities […]
Rwanda : Dlamini Zuma Calls for New Agenda for Africa
African Union (AU) Executive Council has earmarked peace and security discussion in the Rwandan capital, Kigali on Thursday in efforts aimed at facilitating the enhancement […]
U.S. Sends 47 Soldiers to Protect US Interests in South Sudan
United States’ President Obama has ordered 47 U.S. troops to South Sudan to help protect the American embassy in the country, days after an outbreak […]
Algeria: Two-year prison sentence for journalist over anti-regime facebook post
The London correspondent of critical KBC TV channel was handed Monday two-year prison sentence by an Algiers court for a facebook post deemed offensive towards […]
South Africa: $410 million to fight AIDS
The United States on Monday announces $410 million grant towards ending the AIDS epidemic in South Africa ahead of the 21st International AIDS Conference in […]
South Africa: Four alleged militants to appear in court
The South African police foiled over the week-end travel plan of four alleged terrorists trying to fly to Syria. They are expected to appear in […]
Sao Tome and Principe: AU deploys 25 observers to oversee elections
The African Union has deployed a Short-Term Election Observation (STO) Mission of 25 observers to oversee Sao Tome and Principe’s presidential election scheduled for July […]
Nigeria Central Bank Takes over Board of Skye Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken over a local bank, Skye Bank, citing ‘‘persistent failure of the bank to meet minimum thresholds in […]