Human rights activist arrested in Equatorial Guinea
A human rights activist accused of being behind several fires was arrested on Thursday January 25 in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, his organization […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Mozambican government plans additional tax on rents and broadening of VAT base
The Mozambican government has made a commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to broaden the VAT base and apply an “additional tax” to rental […]
Ghana: Six people sentenced to death for attempted coup in 2021
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, were convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on Wednesday January 24 for their involvement in an alleged plot to […]
Cape Verde’s Parliament approves first amendment to new nationality law
Cape Verde’s Parliament on Wednesday January 24 unanimously approved the first amendment to the new nationality law, the proposal for which had been withdrawn from […]
Zimbabwean opponent Job Sikhala convicted of inciting violence
A leading opposition figure in Zimbabwe, Job Sikhala, who has been held in a high-security prison in the capital Harare for over a year and […]
Kenya: Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie charged with 238 cases of manslaughter
He had already been charged with “terrorism”. In Kenya, self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie was indicted Tuesday, January 23, on 238 counts of manslaughter, alongside 94 […]
Mozambique surpasses 10,000 cholera cases in outbreak active since October
On Sunday January 21, Mozambique surpassed 10,000 cases of cholera in the current outbreak that has been affecting the north of the country since October […]
Egypt joins the list of heavyweight backers of Somalia’s struggle with Ethiopia
At the beginning of January, Addis Ababa signed a framework agreement with Somaliland, a self-proclaimed independent territory of Somalia not recognized by the international community. […]
Nigeria-based Falcon Aerospace Limited appoints Ivorian Jean-Claude Kouyo as director of Growth for EMEA regions
Nigerian business aviation firm, ‘Falcon Aerospace Limited’, has named France and US trained Ivorian citizen Jean-Claude Kouyo as its director of Growth for Europe, Middle […]
Mozambique must maintain fiscal consolidation and ease monetary policy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) argues that Mozambique should continue fiscal consolidation in order to reduce debt needs, signaling that an easing of monetary policy […]