South Sudan: US Imposes Sanctions on Two Cabinet Members
Washington has imposed sanctions on two member of the South Sudanese cabinet that it accused of fomenting conflict, the US Treasury Department announced. The sanctions […]
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Corruption: Angola recovers over $5bn in stolen assets
Angola, which shared the stage with the world’s most powerful oil-producing nations, has recovered more than $5 billion stolen from state coffers so far this […]
Wife of Zimbabwe’s VP charged of attempting to kill him
The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been charged with attempting to kill her husband. Mary Chiwenga, the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared […]
CAR: Ex-President Francois Bozize ‘returns home’ from exile
Francois Bozize, the former president of the Central African Republic (CAR), has returned to the country more than six years after he was ousted from […]
Zambia, US Ambassador Persona Non-Grata
The president of Zambia Edgar Lungu has asked the United States to withdraw its ambassador, after the diplomat criticized the jailing of two men for […]
Cameroon’s Parliament debates Anglophone autonomy
Cameroon’s parliament is debating whether to grant more autonomy to the country’s Anglophone regions where thousands of people have died in a separatist conflict. […]
Libya: GNA reins in Egypt for hostage-linked comments
UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday laid into Egypt after president Fattah al-Sisi accused the internationally recognized Libyan administration of being held hostage by […]
Ethiopia secures $3 bln funding from World Bank
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the Horn of Africa nation had got $3 billion funding from the World Bank. The World Bank […]
Morocco: Gambia to open consulate mission in Dahkla
Gambia will soon open a consulate in Dahkla, foreign minister Mamadou Tangara announced Thursday as he met with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. The Gambian […]
Nigeria announces visas on arrival for all African visitors in 2020
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has announced Nigeria will begin issuing visas on arrival for all African nationals from next year. Buhari announced the plan while […]