Portuguese President in Morocco to Boost Ties
Portugal’s President Marcelo Duarte Rebelo de Sousa is paying this Monday a visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohamed VI in a move […]
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50% of Nigeria’s crude to be refined internally– Dangote
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said he wants 50% of Nigeria’s crude to be refined internally by 2021. He said his target in the next […]
DRC: UN Extends Sanctions until July 2017
The United Nations Security Council this week urged the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo to hold elections by the end of the year […]
SA’s Jacob Zuma loses 783 charges appeal
South Africa’s High Court on Friday said President Jacob Zuma had no grounds to appeal against a court ruling that has asked him to face […]
Benin: Local anti-malaria drug wins $100,000 award
A ground-breaking anti-malarial drug made by Dr Valentin Agon of Benin, has been awarded $100,000 at the 2016 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) in Gaborone, […]
Uganda: 75% of Police Officers are Corrupt – Survey
A survey released by Uganda Bureau of Statistic (UBOS) this week, ranked the country’s Police Force as the most corrupt government institution at a whopping […]
Equatorial Guinea’s President Appoints Son Vice-President
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang’ Nguema has promoted his first son Teodorin Nguema Obiang as the country’s vice-president, according to a decree read on Wednesday […]
Zambia closes newspaper’s plant over unpaid taxes
The Zambian government on Tuesday ordered the closure of a printing plant belonging to ‘The Post’ newspaper citing tax payment failure. Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) […]
I did not enjoy being President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings
A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, on Wednesday said he did not enjoy being in office, but had to stay on to help […]
Fresh Violence in Chaotic CAR Kills Scores
At least 16 people were reportedly killed and twenty others injured in northern Central African Republic in an attack blamed on armed Fulani herdsmen and […]