Impala Platinum may lay off 2,500 workers in South Africa
Impala Platinum (Implats), a leading producer of platinum, on Monday said about 2,500 jobs of its 31,000 work-force may be at risk at its Rustenburg […]
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Mali: Mayor of Sikasso announces candidacy ahead of 2018 polls
The mayor of Sikasso in southern Mali, Kalifa Sanogo, on Sunday announced his candidacy for the country’s next presidential election. “Yes, at the request of […]
Zimbabwe, Opposition Leader Tsvangirai hospitalized
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader and candidate for the 2018 presidential election Morgan Tsvangirai has been urgently hospitalized in South Africa, his party said. “President Morgan Tsvangirai, […]
Leaders of G5 Sahel, French President to Discuss Joint Force Funding in New York
The five presidents of the G5 Sahel will hold a high-level meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on September 18 in New York on the […]
South Sudan: Security improving, UN envoy says
The security situation in north-western South Sudan has improved with displaced people returning home, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the African […]
Togo: ECOWAS attempts mediation in constitutional amendments crisis
While Togo’s Law Commission started a meeting on Friday to discuss the government’s draft legislation on constitutional amendments, an official ECOWAS delegation is currently in […]
BCEAO projects WAEMU economy to grow 6.9% in 2017
The growth rate of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU, or UEMOA as it is known by its French acronym) is expected to […]
Chad must organize legislative elections – France told Idriss Déby
France has called on Chadian President Idriss Déby to organize long-delayed parliamentary elections in the central African nation. A statement released by the French foreign […]
Fight against Boko haram not over, UN political official
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman warned that the fight against the terrorist Boko haram group is not over, although the coordinated efforts among […]
Uganda: MPs to remove presidential age limit
Lawmakers of the Ugandan ruling party on Tuesday announced plans to remove the presidential age limit to allow longtime President Yoweri Museveni to extend his […]