Morocco’s Election to AU Peace & Security Council Hailed as Additional Asset
The election Friday of Morocco to the African Union’s Peace and Security Council was hailed by several African officials as an additional asset to this […]
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Eritrea summons Dutch envoy over Diaspora tax row
The Eritrean government on Thursday summoned the Dutch envoy to the Horn of Africa nation to explain the expulsion of the highest representative of Eritrea […]
Landmine explosion kills 26 civilians in central Mali
A landmine explosion in a civilian passenger vehicle has killed 26 people in Central Mali on Thursday, state TV reported. According to Malian army spokesman […]
Ghana grants refugee status to two ex-Guantanamo detainees
Two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Ghana by the United States in 2016 have been granted refugee status, the government said on Wednesday. The two […]
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni says he ‘loves Trump for frankness’
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday said he loves US President Donald Trump for being “frank” with Africans, calling them “shitholes” nations. Speaking to lawmakers […]
Morocco’s King Names a Minister for African Affairs
King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Monday appointed Mohcine Jazouli, as minister delegate in charge of African Affairs, giving thus an additional evidence of […]
The ‘father’ of South African jazz, Hugh Masekela dies
South Africa’s trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela, known as the “father of South African jazz”, died from prostate cancer, his family said on Tuesday. Masekela […]
Researchers in Morocco Develop Heat Tolerant Durum Wheat
Researchers from the Morocco-based International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) have developed durum wheat varieties that can be grown on the […]
Nile Dam Saga: Ethiopia rejects World Bank mediation
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Sunday rejected a call by Egypt for World Bank arbitration over the hydroelectric dam construction on the Nile. Egypt […]
Tunisia: Senior wanted al-Qaeda member killed in ambush
Tunisian Security forces have killed Bilel Kobi, a senior figure of al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), in an ambush laid in a mountainous region […]