DRC: Ex-militia leader Germain Katanga trial starts
The trial of the ex-Militia leader Germain Katanga began on Wednesday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital. The warlord Katanga stands before court, along […]
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Zimbabwe’s Chief Prosecutor Granted Bail
Zimbabwe’s chief prosecutor has been granted $1000 bail and ordered to surrender his passport after being charged with abuse of office and obstructing justice. Johannes […]
Nigeria needs $1 bln budget support loan from AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday said the federal government of Nigeria had requested a ‘Budget Support Loan’ of $1 billion to enable it […]
Tunisia: Three terrorists killed, one arrested
Tunisian Interior Ministry Tuesday announced it killed three terrorists and arrested a fourth one in military raids conducted since Monday in Matmata, governorate of Gabes. […]
Libya: Unity Government Would be Based in Tripoli, Kobler
UN special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said that the Libyan would-be government to be formed under the political agreement signed in Morocco must be […]
Egypt: four security personnel killed in two IS’s bombings in Sinai
Four Egyptian security personnel, two policemen and two soldiers, died Sunday in two separate ISIS bomb attacks in the Sinai Peninsula. Two police agents were […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Aeria injects $67 mln for airport renovation
The Félix Houphouet-Boigny International Airport will get a $67 million makeover to boost it as a regional hub, the chairman of the board of operator […]
Peace, Security, Women, Youth on Top of AU Summit Agenda
The 26th Summit of the African Union opened on Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. The draft agenda of the summit points to a […]
Laurent Gbagbo pleads not guilty at ICC
Ex-President of Côte d’Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo pleaded not guilty on Thursday during the opening of his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC.) He faces […]
South Africa: Mass Protests against Unemployment
Thousands of supporters of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) took to the streets of Johannesburg Wednesday to protest against the significant rise in unemployment in […]