Ethiopia: Inter-Religious Council Calls for Peace
Inter-religious Council of Ethiopia has appealed for calm and a national dialogue as the country plunged into continuing protests and targeting of businesses in the […]
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Trial of RFI correspondent starts again in Yaoundé
The trial of a Cameroonian journalist and RFI correspondent, Ahmed Abba began again in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé, local media reported. The Director of the […]
Nigeria Forecasts Economy will Shrink 1.3% in 2016
Nigeria’s economy is likely to shrink 1.3 percent in 2016, the Head of the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The NBS had predicted […]
Mugabe’s Son-in-Law Appointment Sparks Outrage
The appointment of the son-in-law of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ailing state airline, AirZim, reignited a national debate […]
Ethiopia Connects Djibouti with Africa’s First Electric Rail
Ethiopia on Tuesday launched a 750-km railway line linking Addis Ababa and the Red Sea state of Djibouti. The new line was built at a […]
Ethiopia: Stampede Kills Dozens as Police Fires Teargas
Several people have been reportedly killed and many injured this weekend during a stampede as police dispersed a crowd at an annual cultural festival of […]
OPEC Members Agree to Cut Oil Production by November
Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday reached an agreement to limit oil production to between 32.5 and 33 million barrels […]
Monkeypox Disease kills 10 in CAR
Monkeypox disease has killed about 10 people out of 19 patients who were undergoing treatment in the east of the Central African Republic, the country’s […]
Senegal: French Court Rules in Favor of Karim Wade
A court in France has rejected the Senegalese government’s request to confiscate a luxury apartment in Paris and assets in a bank account belonging to […]
Nigeria is Africa’s Biggest Economy – AfDB Boss
The president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina said Monday during an official visit in Abuja that Nigeria is still Africa’s largest […]