Tension in Guinea: Political clashes lead to 1 death, scores injured
At least one person has been killed and more than 80 others injured during clashes between supporters of Guinea’s ruling party and opposition activists in […]
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Ghana: 7,000 Nurses and Midwives declare indefinite strike
One month after over 2000 doctors went on strike, the Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives in Ghana also declared indefinite strike over unpaid salaries […]
Tunisia lifts state of emergency after attaining “objectives,” PM
The state of emergency imposed in Tunisia on July 4 and extended for two additional months on July 31, part of the fight against terrorism […]
Egypt ventures into Iraq for oil
Egypt has acquired 10% of the concession of Kuwait Energy, a private firm, on an oilfield in Basra, southern Iraq. Egyptian Petroleum minister Tarek El-Molla […]
UN-Africa: Morocco calls for a multi-dimensional approach to spur Africa’s development
Morocco has called again on the international community to pool efforts to help Africa unleash its potential and to help change the living conditions of […]
Algeria: Another general nabbed, regime silencing dissident voices
On Wednesday, the Algerian regime embarked on dissident voices hunting after the arrest of another army general in Algiers for insulting the regime and calling […]
Nigeria: Central Bank to retain forex controls amid slow growth
Nigeria’s central bank plans to retain foreign currency controls because of concerns about slowing growth rate, a senior bank official said on Wednesday as Africa’s […]
Syria: Contradictory reports about Russian airstrikes
Russia claimed after its first military airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday that it hit and destroyed command posts controlled by the Islamic State, but the […]
Nigeria: President to handle oil portfolio in long waited cabinet
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is to take personal charge of the country’s crucial oil portfolio, his spokesman, Femi Adesina said on Tuesday, as a deadline […]
Ghana: A joint venture to invest US$73 mln in plantain chips production
Juaboso Agro Processing Company (JAPC), a joint Ghanaian/American business is investing US$70 million in the production and export of plantain chips, the chief executive officer […]