DRC: Rumba King Starts his Last Journey
The body of Papa Wemba, the Congolese King of Rumba music, has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local media reported. Hundreds […]
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Algeria: Riyad Mahrez Crowned Best Player of Premier League
The Algerian international soccer player was named Sunday winner of the Premier League 2016 campaign award beating his teammates Jamie Vardy and N’Golo Kante as […]
Liberia: Football Legend to Run for President in 2017
The Liberian Opposition Congress for Democratic Change’s leader, soccer legend George Weah, has formally declared that he will run for president in 2017. In an […]
Nigeria to Send an Astronaut to Space by 2030 – Minister
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has announced plans to send an astronaut into space by 2030 as part of its drive to develop a world-class […]
S. Africa: Serial Child Rapist Gets 28 Life Sentences
The High Court of Johannesburg in South Africa on Monday, sentenced a 46-year-old man to 538 years behind bars for kidnapping, assaulting and raping children. […]
Uganda Cranes Goalkeeper Dhaira Dies at 28
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) on Sunday confirmed the death of the country’s goalkeeper Abel Dhaira. He died at the age of 28 […]
Ghana: Actor John Dumelo appointed tourism ambassador
Ghana ace actor, John Dumelo has been appointed Tourism Ambassador for the west-African nation by the Ministry of Tourism. John Dumelo who is also an […]
Nigerian Duo P-Square Reconciles after Split
Super Nigerian pop duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, P’Square, and their brother Jude are back together after several weeks of drama and brickbrats on social […]
Société Générale allocates € 4 billion to develop its activities in Africa by 2016
The French bank Société Générale will allocate 4 billion euros of additional capital to accelerate the development of its activities in Africa by 2016, reports […]
DRC: UN, The illegal traffic of natural resources weighs $ 1.3 billion/year
The United Nations Environmental Programme said in a report that DR Congo, militarized international criminal groups are involved in large-scale trafficking of “ore, gold, wood, […]