Côte d’Ivoire: Ruling RHDP Party Wins Majority Seats in Parliament
Ivorian ruling coalition party has won 167 parliamentary seats out of 254 in the country’s legislative elections held on Sunday, the electoral commission announce on […]
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Tunisia Broadcasts Testimonies of Torture Victims
Broadcasting of public hearings of victims of torture and human rights violations kicked off in Tunisia in an apparent attempt to address mistakes of the […]
Nigeria: Exxon Mobil Closes Doors in Lagos over Workers’ Protest
U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil’s headquarters in Lagos has been shut down, after protesters besieged the company’s offices, protesting the sacking of 150 Nigerian workers. […]
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Appointed Deputy UN SG
Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed, was appointed on Thursday by the New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG). Guterres made the […]
Uganda Launches Largest Solar Plant in East Africa
Uganda has launched a $19 million solar power plant, the largest in East Africa, to meet the increasing demand for power as the country strives […]
Nigeria: Female Football Team Storms Parliament
The Nigerian female football national team, the Super-Falcons, on Tuesday, stormed the National Assembly, at capital Abuja, protesting the non-payment of their allowances by the […]
Hospitals in Kenya Deserted, Doctors Defy Court Rule
The secretary general of Kenyan Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Dr Ouma Oluga, on Tuesday said, they would not resume operations, if the government […]
EU Inks Deal with Mali over Illegal Migrants
The European Union signed an agreement with the aimed at enabling the return of migrants whose asylum requests have been rejected. A statement from the […]
Gabon: Two activists call for AFCON 2017 cancellation and boycott
Two prominent activists have called on the African football governing body to move the 2017 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to another […]
Gambia: Jammeh’s historical rival freed on bail
Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been released on bail along with 18 other detainees few days after President Jammeh conceded […]