Nigeria: Buhari approves new monthly minimum wage
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inked an agreement with organized labor raising the minimum wage in Africa’s most populous nation. Buhari gave his approval […]
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Morocco’s return to AU underpinned by commitment to participate in Africa’s development dynamic
Morocco’s return to the African Union was underpinned by the Kingdom’s commitment to share in the development dynamic Africa is witnessing and to contribute to […]
US to revoke Mauritania’s AGOA benefits; Nouakchott denounces the move as “betrayal”
The United States will end Mauritania’s trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the start of next year, the US trade […]
King Mohammed VI fully supports African Union’s reform
King Mohammed VI has voiced his full backing to the vision of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, acting chairman of the African Union, for the […]
Ethiopia’s PM appoints a woman government spokesperson
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday appointed Billene Seyoum as Press Secretary and government spokesperson at the office of the Prime Minister. Billene who […]
Insurgency: 80 students abducted in Cameroon Anglophone region
More than 80 people, mostly schoolchildren, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda, in the Anglophone Northwest region of Cameroon, where separatists […]
Angola wins the 2018 Amputee World Cup
Angola’s amputee football team won the 2018 Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico, beating Turkey 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out. The final game of the […]
Pop-star Tiwa, first Nigerian female to win MTV Best African Act
Nigerian pop star Tiwa Savage made history on Sunday as she became the first Nigerian female artist to win the ‘Best African Act’ award at […]
Ex-rulers, favorites in Madagascar’s election
In Madagascar, about 10 million voters are eligible to select a president on Wednesday from a list of 36 candidates who include four former presidents, […]
Sex tape saga: South African minister defies calls to resign
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba has defied calls to resign, following a leaked sex video. Gigaba, who spoke to public broadcaster SABC, said […]