France gives military equipment to Niger for anti-jihadist fight
Niger received on Wednesday heavy machine guns and all-terrain vehicles, offered by France to help this Sahelian country regularly targeted by jihadist attacks to fight […]
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Former President Charles Taylor sues Liberia for his pension
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, sentenced to 50 years in prison for crimes against humanity for his role during the civil war in Sierra Leone, […]
South Africa to deploy 10,000 troops for local elections
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 10,000 troops to secure the country’s municipal elections on Monday, Parliament announced Wednesday, three months […]
Didier Drogba launches a campaign against road insecurity in Africa
Former Ivorian soccer star Didier Drogba, sponsored a campaign on Wednesday in Abidjan on road safety in Africa where more than 250,000 people are killed […]
International Conference of Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema to be Held in Abuja Oct. 29-31
The International Conference of the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema will be held in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 29-31 under the theme “African Islamic […]
The prosecution calls for 8 years in prison against Koffi Olomide
Eight years in prison were requested Monday against the star of the Congolese rumba Koffi Olomidé, tried before the Court of Appeal of Versailles, near […]
DRC: The new CENI team is sworn in
They were sworn in before the assembled Constitutional Court, headed by Kaluba Dibwe Dieudonné, the president of that institution, and Jean-Paul Mukola Nkokesha, the Attorney […]
Liberia: A boy who collected and returned $50,000 is named an “Integrity ambassador”
A Liberian teenager who collected US$50,000 and returned the money to his owner was named an “integrity ambassador” for the poor West African country and […]
Nigeria launched the new version of its digital currency eNaira
Nigeria on Monday finally officially launched a new digital version of its currency, the eNaira, President Muhammadu Buhari announced. Abuja says the crypto-currency saves on […]
Somalia: President and Prime Minister agree to “accelerate” the electoral process
Somalia’s president and Prime minister have called for the “acceleration” of the electoral process leading to the appointment of a new Head of State, ending […]