Ghana: Gov’t imports 177 Cuban doctors to lessen impact of strike
The Government of Ghana is set to bring in a total of 177 doctors from Cuba to support healthcare delivery in Ghana. The move forms […]
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Egypt: al-Sissi says national interest overrides his mother’s death
A statement from the Egyptian Presidency Monday urged Egyptians to support projects initiated by President al-Sissi instead of spending money on the presentation of condolences […]
Angola: fresh restrictions on foreign currency outflows
Foreign investors in Angola face new restrictions on the amount of hard currency they can repatriate, the Central Bank governor said, as regulators seek to […]
Mali: UN declares 20km ‘security zone’ around Kidal amidst clashes
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali known as MINUSMA said it would establish a 20-kilometre “security zone” around the town of Kidal in restive northern […]
Sierra Leone: No new Ebola case in a week, WHO
The World Health Organization said on Monday that Sierra Leone has not recorded any new case of Ebola since last week; a first since the […]
South Sudan: Kiir fails to endorse peace plan on deadline
South Sudan’s president refused to sign a peace deal with the country’s main rebel leader, Riek Machar, by a Monday deadline set to end a […]
Stay off political crisis, ECOWAS to G. Bissau army
The West African nations on Sunday warned the army to stay out of Guinea Bissau’s constitutional crisis, saying only dialogue would end the standoff between […]
Darfur: UN helicopter accident, 8 injured
About eight people were seriously injured Sunday when a helicopter from the UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur made an emergency landing in the western Sudanese […]
Zimbambwe: Gov’t issues new labor regulations
President Robert Mugabe’s government last week published a bill seeking to amend the labor law to force employers to pay severance packages to workers fired […]
Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau claims he is still alive
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian Islamist militant organization Boko Haram, has refuted media reports that he had been killed or deposed as the […]