Algeria: “Difficult” economic situation, “relevant” security policy, PM
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal admitted that the economic situation in his country is going through a “difficult” phase but that Algeria has handled the […]
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Morocco helped track mastermind of Paris Attacks, French President hosts King at Elysée
French President François Hollande held talks with Morocco’s king Mohammed VI on Friday afternoon at the Elysée. Talks focused on “the exemplary cooperation existing between […]
Mali: Gunmen attack Radisson hotel, at least 3 hostages killed
Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday morning, Killing at least 3 hostages before releasing […]
Guinea: President Conde fires top cabinet minister and others
Guinean President Alpha Conde has fired the country’s interior minister and two other government officials for “gross misconduct,” after they failed to handle a deadly […]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s wife not interested in his seat
After she fuelled speculation about her possible succession to her husband Robert Mugabe as President of Zimbabwe, First Lady Grace Mugabe said on Thursday that […]
Somalia holds National Consultative Forum for 2016 polls
Somalia regional authorities have started consultations in a bid to prepare for elections in 2016. The current government was mandated to lead Somalia into general […]
US condemns Rwandan parliament over Kagame’s third term vote
The United States has condemned on Wednesday a vote by Rwanda’s two houses of parliament to approve a change to their constitution that allows President […]
Egypt not endorsing Russian crash findings
Russia concluded its investigations on the crashing of the Metrojet Airbus flight on 31 October over the Sinai Peninsula considering it as “a terrorist act” […]
Zimbabwe: 1 million mobile subscribers disconnected
Zimbabwe’s largest mobile operator, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has disconnected one million unregistered lines over last week, local newspapers reported on Monday. The move follows recent […]
Nigeria gives more time to MTN to negotiate $5.2 bn fine
Africa’s biggest mobile-phone company, MTN Group Ltd. on Monday said Nigerian authorities have pushed back a Monday deadline for it to pay a $5.2 billion […]