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 […]
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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 […]
Guinea to hold referendum with legislative polls amidst protests
Guinea’s President Alpha Condé has announced that a constitutional referendum that has sparked protests across the country will be held on 1 March. The referendum […]
Cameroonian student in China contracts coronavirus
A 21-year-old Cameroonian student in China has become the first African known to be diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus, local media reported. In a statement, […]
Eritrea, others denounce Trump’s expanded US travel ban
The government of Eritrea has described a US ban on immigrant visas for its citizens as “unacceptable”. Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed said […]
Foreign Ministers to Meet on Libya (again) in Mid-March
Foreign ministers of countries seeking to broker a peace agreement in Libya have agreed to meet again in the middle of March, German Foreign Minister […]