Lake Chad: US Donates Additional $41m Humanitarian Aid
The United States has donated over $41 million in additional humanitarian assistance to people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency across the Lake Chad region. […]
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Timbuktu Monument Extremist Gets 9-Year Sentence
A former trainee teacher accused of damaging monuments in the name of Islam in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu was convicted by an international […]
Sudan: WBG Calls for ‘Diversification’ to Revive Ailing Economy
The World Bank Group (WBG) has urged the Sudanese government to accelerate macro-economic reforms and economic diversification including devaluing the Sudanese pound against the dollar, […]
Africa’s Elephants Face Worst Drop, Report
Africa lost as many as 111,000 elephants over the last decade as a surge in poaching in the east of the continent caused the population’s […]
Namibia’s Economic Growth Slowing – IMF
Slow budgetary consolidation efforts by authorities as well as a slowdown in the buildings and public works sector could put the brakes on Namibia’s economy, […]
Togo: Opposition Leader Sentenced in Absentia to Five Years in Prison
Togo’s opposition leader, Alberto Olympio, has been sentenced to five years in abtensia by a Criminal Court in capital Lomé for embezzling about $10million (6 […]
Facebook CEO, Wife Donate $3bn to Fight Diseases
Facebook Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan on Wednesday pledged over $3 billion to a plan to “cure, prevent or […]
Gabon’s Constitutional Court Rejects AU Observer Mission
Gabon’s Constitutional Court has rejected the African Union’s (AU) proposed observer mission to the central African nation as it prepares to deliver a verdict on […]
EU Renews Sanctions on Burundi until Oct. 2017
The European Union (EU) has renewed its restrictive sanctions against Burundi until the end of October 2017, the bloc’s council said in a statement on […]
Yaya Touré Ends 14-Year Career with Côte d’Ivoire
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré has decided to end a 14-year career playing for his national team, Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire. The 33-year old footballer, […]