Togo: Tony Blair to offer consultancy service
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair sojourned in the Togolese capital Lome, July 11-12 at the invitation of the Togolese President who is seeking the […]
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Boko Haram Strikes again in Borno State
The terror group Boko Haram has apparently stricken again in the Nigerian Borno State on Monday killing eight persons and injuring eighteen. The terror attack […]
Morocco’s BCP Group Teams up with IFC to Boost Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Morocco’s Banque centrale populaire group (BCP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) signed in Casablanca, last week, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to consolidate their […]
DRC: Violence, Exodus from Kasai region continue
The United Nations refugee agency has alerted the humanitarian community about the violence and continued displacement of civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
Drought worsening hunger in East Africa, FAO warns
The third consecutive failed rainy season in East Africa has seriously eroded families’ resilience, and urgent and effective livelihood support is required, the UN agricultural […]
Press Freedom: RSF Calls on Algeria to Free Journalist Saïd Chitour
Reporters without Borders (RSF) has called for the release of Saïd Chitour, an Algerian freelance journalist who has been held arbitrarily ever since the intelligence […]
South Sudan: UN concerned about civilians fleeing clashes in Upper Nile
The UN has expressed concern about what is already the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis, as thousands of South Sudanese civilians are fleeing to neighboring […]
Senegal: Thousands welcome ex-President Wade
Thousands of people filled the streets of Dakar to welcome former Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, who returned to lead his party into legislative elections in […]
Ethiopia: Call for probe on protests crackdown
Thirty-eight Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Monday, called on the European Union to take action on the protest crackdown reported in three states […]
Cape Verde inks $20mln deal with Chinese giant Huawei Technologies
Chinese telecommunications and networking equipment giant, Huawei Technologies, on Monday signed a contract with the Cape Verdean government for the development of the first phase […]