Egypt gets largest wind power station
The largest wind power station project in the Middle East and North Africa was inaugurated in Egypt on Sunday at an estimated cost of €270million […]
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DRC: Scores Killed in Clash between Rebels, Army
Clashes between rebels, army and U.N. troops in a town in eastern Congo killed at least 30 people, including civilians, rebels and a United Nations […]
Italian Physician Killed in Kenya
An Italian doctor working for a children’s charity in Kenya was killed and three other Italians were injured in an armed robbery of their house, […]
Algeria jails ex-counter terrorism chief
Algeria’s former counter terrorism chief, AbdelKader Ait-Ouarabi who stood trial behind closed doors in a military court was handed on Thursday a five-year prison sentence. […]
Mali arrests 2 suspects in last week hotel siege
Malian authorities on Thursday arrested two people suspected of links to the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako last week. Spokesman for […]
85-year-old Sudanese opposition leader arrested
Sudanese authorities arrested and detained on Wednesday one of the country’s leading opposition figures along with two other members of the country’s main opposition coalition. […]
Zambia: inflation up to 19.3%, lower growth in 2016
Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for November 2015 rose to 19.3 percent, jumping from 14.3 percent recorded in October 2015, the statistics agency said in […]
Niger: Arrest of 5 Journalists, Press advocates worried
Authorities in Niger have arrested five journalists over 10 days due to a political tension ahead of February presidential polls, Reporters without Borders said on […]
Egypt: British Holidaymakers Coming Back Soon
An Egyptian official Wednesday announced that British holidaymakers will very soon return to Egypt and to Sharm el-Sheikh following positive report on security at airports. […]
Tunisia: ‘state of emergency’ after deadly presidential bus blast
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a nationwide state of emergency and a curfew in the capital after a bomb attack on a presidential guard […]