Uganda: Chinese Firm Seeks to Build Dam on Nile River
In Uganda, Chinese firm POWERCHINA International Group Limited (PIGL) has requested for a license to develop a $1.4bn Hydroelectric Power Station. According to their application, […]
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West African countries to investigate Nigeria border closure
West African countries have agreed to investigate the impact of Nigeria’s decision last year to close off its land borders to trade, Nigeria’s presidency said […]
Ramaphosa, AU leaders to end regional conflicts
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has officially taken over as African Union chair for the year 2020. In his acceptance speech, the south African leader […]
Moroccan-Ethiopian Cooperation Roadmap Reviewed in Addis Ababa
Moroccan-Ethiopian cooperation roadmap was reviewed at a meeting Monday in Addis Ababa between Head of the Moroccan Government, Saad Dine El Othmani, and Ethiopian Prime […]
UN chief wants Sudan dropped from terror list
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has told African leaders that it’s time to remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Addressing […]
Agadir being turned into an attractive & competitive economic hub, open onto Africa
The Moroccan Atlantic city of Agadir is being turned into an attractive and competitive economic hub, thanks to several development projects launched or inaugurated this […]
Oil-rich Equatorial Guinea gifts China $2m to fight coronavirus outbreak
The government Equatorial Guinea has announced that the oil-rich country is to donate $2m to aid its “sister nation” China as it battles the coronavirus […]
Togo: Presidential election campaign kicks-off with 7 contenders
The campaign for Togo’s 22 February presidential election begins on Thursday and will run for two weeks, according to a schedule issued by the Independent […]
coronavirus: Ghana tests two suspected cases; Uganda quarantines over 100 persons
Health officials in Ghana said on Wednesday they are investigating two suspected cases of coronavirus in the capital, Accra. The suspected cases involve two men, […]
Libya situation, a ‘scandal’ – UN Secretary General
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called the situation in Libya a “scandal”. Speaking in a press conference in which he was […]