Transport: Kenya to open $1bn Chinese-built railway line
Kenya will soon open a new railway line to connect the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley region, local media reported. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta […]
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Tanzania: President, Govt move to new capital Dodoma
Tanzanian President John Magufuli and the entire government have relocated to the country’s new capital of Dodoma. The new capital Dodoma, which was elevated to […]
Polls open in Mozambique elections
Polls have opened across Mozambique on Tuesday for presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections. The elections are seen as a test of a recent peace deal […]
Tunisia: conservative Kaïs Saïed elected president
In Tunisia, supporters of presidential candidate Kaïs Saïed have stormed the grand boulevards of central Tunis in celebration late on Sunday after exit polls showed […]
Benin gets $87.4 million from Germany
Germany will provide $87.4 million to Benin to finance development projects, the Beninese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement posted on its website. […]
King of Morocco Calls on Private Sector to Rev up Country’s Development Efforts
King Mohammed VI has called on the private sector, particularly, the banking and financial institutions, to support further the development process engaged in the country […]
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve peace with neighboring Eritrea. He was awarded the […]
Kenya: Tunisia opens foreign mission in Nairobi
Tunisia has opened an embassy in Nairobi as the North African country seeks to boost its ties with Kenya. Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui on a […]
Morocco: New Reshuffled Cabinet Unveiled
King Mohammed VI received Wednesday afternoon at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the members of the new constricted cabinet, led by Head of the Government […]
Support ‘winds of change’ in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN mission chief
Winds of change are blowing on DR Congo, said Leila Zerrougui, head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), listing some of these […]