Lazare Eloundou Assomo, first African appointed Director of Unesco’s World Heritage
Audrey Azoulay, Director General of Unesco, has just appointed the new Director of Unesco’s World Heritage, who for the first time is an African. Lazare […]
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Morocco Hosts UNWTO Regional Office for Africa
Morocco has been selected to host Africa regional office of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) during the 24th General Assembly of the UN specialized agency […]
Gambia: Adama Barrow elected for a second term
The victory of Adama Barrow was announced this Sunday evening by the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission. According to the overall results announced, the […]
Niger: At least 12 soldiers killed at military base attack
Armed gunmen attacked a military camp in Niger near its southeastern border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 12 soldiers, the West Africa country’s interior […]
Debt-ridden Zambia wins round with$1.4 bln promised IMF aid
Zambia’s new president, Hakainde Hichilema, has won a promise of 1.24 billion Euros in aid from the IMF after 100 days in power and intense […]
Mali: New atrocious killings as an armed group attacked a transport vehicle
At least 30 people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a transport vehicle near Bandiagara in the central region of Mopti, local officials said. “At […]
Sound Energy signs ten-year supply deal with Morocco’s electricity utility
Sound Energy has signed a ten-year deal to supply Morocco’s electricity ONEE through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline, the London-listed company said. Under the new deal, Sound […]
Uganda deploys soldiers to eastern DRC
Ugandan troops involved in the operation launched on Tuesday in consultation with Kinshasa against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels continued their deployment in eastern […]
Ghana to criminalise the promotion of homosexuality
The text was first examined on 2 August and is entitled “Defence of appropriate Ghanaian sexual and family values”. The parliamentary committee in charge of […]
Somalia: Opposition boycotts election process
This process is designed to elect, region by region, a lower house of Parliament by the end of December. Together with the Senate, it is […]