Nigeria: President’s Reform Vision Fading away
Almost a year after winning an election on promises to fix Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari’s grand vision of reform is fading away, with power centralized in […]
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Kenya Cord Alliance Protests Turn Deadly – BBC
Supporters of Kenya’s opposition party, Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD,) have once again hit the streets on Monday to continue protests despite warning by […]
Sahara: Abdelaziz’s Death Raises Questions about Polisario’s Future
The death, last Tuesday, of Mohamed Abdelaziz who headed the Polisario separatist for almost 40 years has raised a number of questions as to the […]
Angola: President Appoints Daughter Head of State Oil Firm
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Thursday appointed his daughter as new boss of the state oil firm, Sonangol. According to the presidential decree, […]
Senegal: Jailed Karim Wade to be Release Soon – Macky Sall
Karim Wade, son of former President Abdoulaye Wade, sentenced to 6 years in prison last year for money laundering could soon be set free according […]
Burkinabe Police Arrest 6 Suspects of Jan. 15 Attacks
Police in Burkina Faso arrested six “foreigners” suspected of being behind the jihadist attacks in January that left 30 people dead in the West-African nation, […]
Gambia Must End ‘Brutal Crackdown’ – Amnesty Int’l
Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Gambian authorities to stop brutal crackdown on freedom of speech that has resulted in the arrest of dozens of people […]
Somalia: MPs among 15 Killed in al-Shabaab Raid
Gunmen have stormed a hotel in the center of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday evening, killing at least 2 MPs and 13 other people. […]
DRC: Grand Inga Dam Construction to Start without Social Impact Surveys
The democratic Republic of Congo is set to begin construction of the largest dam in the world within months, without conducting any environmental impact study […]
Beijing, Lomé Boost 44-Year Old Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday, vowed to push bilateral ties to a new stage. The Togolese president is paying […]