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Pop icon Madonna opens world-class children hospital in Malawi

July 12, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Pop music star, Madonna, on Tuesday opened a world-class children’s hospital in Malawi, a southern African nation from which she adopted children between 2006 and […]

US extends Sudan’s economic sanctions

July 12, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

The United States has extended its economic sanctions against Sudan by three months, the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the […]

Ghana’s first satellite, GhanaSat 1, enters Orbit

July 10, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Ghana has successfully launched its first satellite developed by local students into the space. GhanaSat 1 was designed by students in Ghana led by Benjamin […]

Gen Haftar Announces ‘Total Liberation’ of Benghazi

July 8, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Forces loyal to Libya’s strongman, Renegade General Khalifa Haftar, vanquished Islamist militants in Libya’s second largest city, Benghazi after three years of sporadic combat. “After […]

Africa’s longest-serving leader, re-elected indefinite leader of ruling party

July 7, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Equatorial Guinea’s ruling party, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE), has re-elected President Teodoro Obiang-Nguema as head of the party for an indefinite term […]

South Sudan seeks assistance to adopt Swahili as official language

July 6, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

The South Sudanese government on Wednesday announced plans to introduce Swahili language in school curriculum ahead of its adoption as an official language. In a […]

Nigeria: IDP camps recorded 3,000 births in recent months

July 5, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in northeastern Nigerian state of Borno have recorded 3,000 births in the last 6 months, the state’s Emergency Management Agency […]