Gambia: Opposition Leader Sentenced to Jail
Ousainou Darboe, leader of the main opposition party, United Democratic Party (UDP) and 17 others were sentenced on Wednesday by the High Court in Banjul […]
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São Tome and Principe: New president vows to end poverty
The newly elected President of Sao Tome, Evaristo Carvalho, on Tuesday celebrated his victory with thousands of his supporters, AFP reported. Evaristo Carvalho, the ruling […]
Ghana slashes 2016 GDP growth forecast
Ghana has revised downwards its economic growth forecast for 2016, the West African nation’s minister of finance told reporters on Tuesday. The country’s GDP growth […]
Zoom on African Union 27th Summit
The Come-Back of Morocco The highlight of the 27th summit of the African Union (AU) held in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, was Morocco’s official call […]
Malian Rival Groups Ink Peace Deal in Niger
An agreement signed under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Niger on Monday indicated that members of the coalition of movements of Azawad and […]
HRW Accuses South Africa over Zimbabwe Crackdown
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned South African government’s silence as a “brutal crackdown on people” protesting the economic collapse and widespread poverty in neighboring […]
Bill Gates to invest $5 billion in Africa over 5 years
Philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates on Monday said his foundation will invest $5 billion in Africa over the next five years in addition […]
King Mohammed VI Officially Expresses Morocco’s Wish to Return to African Union
King Mohammed VI of Morocco made an official call for regaining the African Union after 32 years of an empty seat policy within the pan-African […]
Libya: Dialogue Committee Failing to Reach Agreement
Members of Libya’s Dialogue committee are meeting in Tunisia to discuss the country’s political stalemate as the House of Representative (HoR) in Tobruk fails to […]
Mauritania: Nouakchott Denies Ransoming Senoussi
The Mauritanian Government has maintained it did not ransom head of Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence services, arrested in Nouakchott in March 2012. Allegations that Nouakchott took […]