Zambia Vedanta Mine Workers Downed Tools over Slow Wage Talks
Zambia mine workers at the Indian mining giant Vedanta Resources have started indefinite strike over the pace of wage talks, a union official said on […]
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Gambia’s Election Watchdog Chief Flees into Exile
The head of Gambia’s main election watchdog has fled the country due to threats he received after declaring the results of the recent presidential election […]
Mali to Hold a National Dialogue Conference in March 2017
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta last weekend said the West African insecurity-stricken Mali will hold a “national dialogue conference” in March 2017 to discuss how […]
UN Welcomes Inclusive Political Agreement in DRC
United Nations Secretariat General has welcomed the signing by the opposition and the presidential majority of a political agreement on the holding of elections in […]
Rwanda’s Economic Growth Slows to 5.2% in 2016 Q3
Fresh Data released by the statistics office of Rwanda, show the central African nation’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in the third quarter of last […]
Morocco-Spain: Hundreds of Migrants Storm Ceuta Fence to Force Way into Spain
Over 1,000 migrants tried Sunday to climb the six-meter high fence of the Ceuta enclave in their attempt to join Europe. Their attempt was foiled […]
Returning Tunisian Jihadists to be Arrested, Judged under Anti-Terrorism Law
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said that Jihadists returning to their homeland Tunisia from foreign battlefields will be immediately arrested and judged according to Tunisian […]
South Africa: Price Hike at Gas Stations as of Next week
The energy department of South Africa on Friday said all grades of petrol will increase next Wednesday in the Southern African nation. The retail price […]
Burkina-Faso: $1500 Stipend to MPs Sparks Controversy
Burkina Faso’s National Assembly has granted one million francs CFA to each member of the Parliament. The funds meant to facilitate the legislators’ work angered […]
Kinshasa Jails 15 “bye-bye Kabila” Protesters, Acquits 34
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sentenced 15 anti-government protesters who were arrested during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s continued […]