U.N: Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Sworn in as Deputy Secretary-General
Nigeria’s former Minister for Environment, Amina Mohammed, has been sworn in as the fifth UN Deputy Secretary-General at the UN Headquarters in New York on […]
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Mo Ibrahim Prize gets no winner again in 2016
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Tuesday said there is no suitable winner, again, for its 2016 Africa annual leadership excellence awards. According to the foundation, […]
Polisario losing last remaining strongholds in Africa
As Morocco’s relations with African countries are gaining momentum thanks to its African strategy underpinned by south-south cooperation, based on co-development and solidarity, and as […]
Niger: Jihadists kill 15 in patrol ambush
Jihadists have ambushed a Niger’s army patrol on Thursday, killing 15 soldiers and wounding 19, the West African nation’s Defense Ministry said. The attack occurred […]
Two Germans archaeologists abducted in Nigeria
Two German archaeologists were kidnapped in central Nigeria on Wednesday, a police official said. The archaeologists were abducted during excavation work at Jajela village, near […]
Ex-Ghana president Mahama wins Africa leadership award
Ghana former President John Dramani Mahama is in South Africa to receive an award for his political leadership and deliver keynote address at the African […]
Gambia: Two top security allies, dozens of Jammeh’s loyalists arrested
Two top security allies of the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh have been arrested, local media reports. Yankuba Badjie, head of the National Intelligence Agency […]
South Africa: ICC withdrawal is unconstitutional, says High Court
A High Court in South Africa has ruled that the government’s move to withdraw from the International Criminal Court was ‘unconstitutional and invalid.’ “The cabinet’s […]
Burkina: Cabinet reshuffled, Defense Minister Appointed
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, handing over control of the defense ministry. The president has appointed Jean […]
Zambia: World Bank Forecasts 4 PC Economic Growth in 2017
Zambia’s economy will grow by 4 pc in 2017 and 4.2 pc in 2018, the World Bank said on Monday. Africa’s second copper producer “is […]