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 […]
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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 […]
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta “tired” of ICC’s “interference”
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta said on Sunday his country was “tired of interference” in its internal affairs from the International Criminal Court (ICC,) urging The […]
France attacks: Morocco’s King condemns “despicable terrorist acts”
The terrorist attacks perpetrated Friday night in Paris have spurred immediate offers of solidarity and support from world leaders and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI was […]
US-Liberia: decade-long economic sanctions lifted
The US has removed on Thursday its economic sanctions against Liberia citing the country’s peaceful progress following years of civil war. The decision ended a […]
Gabon: French court releases president Ali-Bongo’s birth certificate
A French court has allowed details of the birth certificate of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to be seen by another member of the family […]
Burundi-Violence: Obama worried, UN could send peacekeepers
U.S. President Barack Obama, in a phone call with South Africa’s President on Wednesday, expressed “deep concern” about the situation in Burundi and urged regional […]