Egypt: President frees Aljazeera journalists, other prisoners
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera TV journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, on Wednesday. A statement from the presidency […]
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Ghana: National Gas Company acquires 4 helicopters
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama commissioned four new helicopters procured by the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) to facilitate its operations on new oil and […]
DRC: Ireland court releases state-owned plane grounded in debt row
An airplane belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo’s new national carrier was released by an Irish court earlier this week after it was grounded over […]
Libya: Final draft distributed, U.N role finished
“We have now a text that is the final text,” the Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Bernardino León stated […]
Zambia: gov’t okays Glencore’s job cuts, but wants due process followed
Zambian President Edgar Lungu is “open” to job cuts at Glencore Plc’s local unit as the company faces low copper prices and rising costs, his […]
Congo: Sassou Nguesso holds referendum on third term bid
Congo Brazzaville’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Tuesday announced a referendum on Constitutional amendments that could allow him to run for a third term in […]
Burkina Faso’s army loyalists call junta to surrender or face attack
Troops loyal to Burkina Faso’s interim government told soldiers behind a coup to disarm and surrender on Tuesday or face attack, a senior loyalist officer […]
Somalia: Car bomb attack near presidential palace kills 5
Five people have been killed after a car bomb exploded close to the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, police said. The blast […]
France-Morocco: Shared Resolve to Bolster an Exceptional Partnership
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and his guest, President Francois Hollande of France, have both voiced their shared resolve to give a new momentum to their […]
Ethiopia inaugurates first modern light rail line in sub-Saharan Africa
The first modern light rail line in Sub-Saharan Africa constructed by the China Railway Group (CREC) was inaugurated on September 20 in Ethiopia, when passenger […]