Renault to start assembling, distributing two models in Nigeria
French automaker Renault announced Thursday it reached a deal with a Nigerian local partner for the production and distribution of its “Logan” and “Duster” models. […]
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Morocco: Main suspects in beheading of two Scandinavian hikers handed death sentences
A court in Sale, near Rabat, Thursday sentenced to death three main suspects who pleaded guilty for the killing in December of two Scandinavian holidaymakers […]
KFED sets operational framework for Entrepreneurship Support Agreement with Togo
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, KFED, has announced an operational set of standards and guidelines to be followed under the recently signed Entrepreneurship Support […]
Cameroon: Football Federation sacks Dutch duo managing national team over AFCON debacle
The Cameroon’s football federation has sacked national team head coach Clarence Seedorf following the early exit out of the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, taking […]
More than 100,000 girls in Tanzania work in slave-like conditions
In Tanzania, more than 100,000 young girls have been tricked into a life of fear and, in effect, slavery. According to BBC, some of the […]
DRC-Ebola: hundreds of millions of dollars needed; Two workers killed
UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Monday said Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak could last much longer and cost far more in money and […]
Ghana to host African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) has selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat of the […]
Togo ruling party wins landslide victory in local elections, upholds “Gnassingbé dynasty.”
Togo’s ruling party, Union Republique (UNIR) has won the June 30 local elections with more 60% of municipal councilor seats in 114 municipalities in the […]
UNHCR appeals to Eritrea over refugee camp closure
The UN’s main refugee agency launched a formal appeal to the government of Eritrea not to close the country’s only refugee camp. The Umkulu refugee […]
Mozambique: Portugal announces new reconstruction plan
Portugal has pledged to the most affected areas in Mozambique hit by Cyclone Idai and Kenneth. Cyclone Idai and Kenneth, which battered Southern Africa in […]