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 […]
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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 […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara takes early lead in results
Outgoing President of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara took an early lead in Sunday’s elections according to the provisional results released by the electoral commission. According […]
UN to increase financial assistance to Tunisia
Tunisia will see its UN financial assistance nearly doubled this year and next year, a UN top officer in Tunisia said. Mounir Thabet, UN Coordinator […]
Libya: Did Blair deprive British victims of Libyan terrorism compensation?
British paper the Telegraph hinted Sunday that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair might have deprived British citizens of Gaddafi’s compensation for victims of Lockerbie […]
Angola issues first Eurobond for $1.5 billion
Angola, sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest oil producer, launched its first Eurobond on Thursday with the aim of raising $1.5 billion for long-term economic development, the Finance […]