Senegal: Macky Sall pledges improvement of women’s access to land
The Senegalese government will disburse about 30 billion CFA francs to promote entrepreneurship and employment of women and youth, including a better women’s access to […]
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Opposition cries foul as Sierra Leone picks new leader
Opposition parties in Sierra Leone on Thursday expressed grave concerns over the general election’s outcome as vote count is underway in the tiny West African […]
UN seeks $80 million to support refugees in Ethiopia
Two United Nations humanitarian agencies are jointly seeking $80 million to provide food assistance to refugees in Ethiopia, which hosts the second largest number of […]
DR Congo: Flaring tensions could ‘plunge Kasai region into new violence,’ UN warns
The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that ongoing instability in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) poses a grave […]
Sierra Leone: 16 candidates eyeing country’s top job
Voters in Sierra Leone will head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a replacement for President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is stepping down after […]
Cameroon’s Paul Biya replaces top ministers in surprise cabinet reshuffle
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Friday appointed a new Government with major shake ups, giving top positions to two politicians from Anglophone Cameroon. In a […]
UN condemns attacks on blue helmets, armed forces in Mali
The UN Security Council Thursday issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms the attack that targeted a convoy of MINUSMA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization […]
Six aid workers killed in Central African Republic
A UN official and five other education workers were killed in Central African Republic, UNICEF said in a statement. The UNICEF employee and five other […]
Gabon accuses France’s Veolia of pollution
The Gabonese government on Tuesday accused the French company Veolia of pollution on its soil. The move follows the cancellation of water and electricity distribution […]
Côte d’Ivoire losing 125,000 tons of Cocoa to smuggling– Bloomberg
About 125,000 tons of cocoa beans have been smuggled from Côte d’Ivoire to neighboring countries since the beginning of the 2017/2018 season, Bloomberg reports quoting […]