DRC: Kabila names 21 new provincial commissioners
Congo’s President Joseph Kabila appointed special commissioners on Thursday to provisionally govern 21 new provinces in order to create the “necessary tags favourable to the […]
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Joint raids on Boko Haram to begin after rainy season, UN official
An 8,700-strong regional task force, headquartered in Chad’s capital N’Djamena with troops from Chad, Niger, Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon, is set to begin raids on […]
Africa does not need assistance but a mutually beneficial partnership, King of Morocco
King Mohammed VI has reaffirmed that Africa does not need assistance but rather a mutually beneficial partnership that is likely to unleash its huge potential […]
Botswana grants asylum to Eritrean football team
Botswana granted asylum to Eritrean football players who refused to return home after playing in a World Cup qualifying match earlier this month, their lawyer […]
Central African Republic slates Dec. 13 for general elections
The Central African Republic has scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections for 13 December, the electoral commission said on Wednesday. The CAR, which is ranked 185 […]
Ivory Coast to supply half of global cocoa by 2020
Hours after been re-elected as president of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara told reporters that his country will supply half of the world’s cocoa by 2020. […]
Ivory Coast: Incumbent Ouattara re-elected in landslide victory
Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast’s incumbent president, was re-elected in the first round in a landslide victory, the Independent Electoral Commission said this Wednesday (Oct. 28.) […]
Nigeria: MTN fined $5.2 billion over unregistered SIM cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a landmark fine of $5.2bn against MTN Nigeria, the largest mobile network operator in the country for failing […]
Franco-tunisienne committee ends on high note
The two-day 20th session of the Algerian-Tunisian High Joint Committee ended in Algiers on Monday with the signing of 10 cooperation agreements, Memoranda of Understanding […]
Congo: Over 90% of voters endorse Sassou Nguesso’s third-term bid
Over 90 percent of voters in the Republic of Congo approved a referendum on changing the constitution to enable President Denis Sassou Nguesso run for […]