Paul Biya reiterates: Cameroon will be ready to host AFCON 2019
Cameroon president Paul Biya in his End-of-Year address to the nation reiterated that the central African nation will be ready to host the next African […]
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Boko Haram has been defeated – President Buhari
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in his End-of-Year address to the nation said that the Boko Haram terror group has been defeated. On Monday, Buhari admitted […]
Celebrations in Liberia as soccer star Georges Weah becomes President
Retired footballer George Weah has been declared winner of Liberia’s presidential runoff vote held on December 26. The soccer star defeated 73-year-old running mate Vice-President […]
Zimbabwe: Takeover leader Chiwenga sworn in as Vice-President
Zimbabwe’s former army chief, who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, was installed as Zimbabwe’s vice president in Harare on Thursday, local […]
Morocco Purchases 4 Dreamliner Planes for $1.1 billion
The fleet of Morocco’s national airline company Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will be enhanced with the purchase of four 787-9 Dreamliner planes for $1.1 billion. […]
Turkey, Sudan ink deals to restore Red Sea Port and Naval Dock
Turkey signed an agreement with Sudan to rebuild a ruined Ottoman port city on Sudan’s Red Sea coast. Turkey will also build a naval dock […]
Cairo seeks World Bank intervention in Ethiopia’s Nile dam saga
The Egyptian government on Tuesday requested that the World Bank intervene to resolve tensions with Ethiopia over a massive dam on the Nile River. According […]
Chad: Idriss Deby reshuffles government, new key ministers in the line-up
Debt-strapped Chad has a new government. President Idriss Déby Itno on Sunday appointed new faces at the ministries of finance, economy, foreign affairs, security and […]
South Sudan ceasefire begins amid new clashes
A new ceasefire between South Sudan’s Government and several armed groups went into effect just after midnight on Sunday, in a bid to end a […]
Turkish President Shows Support for Sudanese Leader Wanted by The Hague
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Khartoum in a show of support for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who is wanted on charges of genocide […]