Uganda: jailed opposition leader released on bail
Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye, was released on bail Tuesday, two months after he was arrested and jailed over treason charges. A long-standing opponent of […]
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Djibouti, IDB ink $75 mln fuel imports deal
Djibouti energy minister on Tuesday said the Horn of Africa nation has inked a $75 million financing agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation […]
Egypt’s record scorer Hossam Hassan jailed 4-days
Hossam Hassan, a former Egyptian football and Al Masry manager has been found guilty on Tuesday of assaulting a photographer last week. Following the final […]
South Africa: $410 million to fight AIDS
The United States on Monday announces $410 million grant towards ending the AIDS epidemic in South Africa ahead of the 21st International AIDS Conference in […]
Benin inks $11 million loan agreement to improve water supply
Benin’s water distribution company has inked $11 million agreement with West African Development Bank on Thursday to improve the availability of water supply in the […]
AU to Pull out all of its 22,000 Troops from Somalia by 2020
The African Union on Thursday announced its intention to begin withdrawing its 22,000 strong peacekeeping force from Somalia by October 2018. The announcement comes as […]
Nigeria Central Bank Takes over Board of Skye Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken over a local bank, Skye Bank, citing ‘‘persistent failure of the bank to meet minimum thresholds in […]
Mauritania: AI Demands Immediate Release of Anti-slavery Activists
Amnesty International has called on Mauritania authorities to release immediately members of the anti-slavery NGO arrested early this month. Gaëtan Mootoo, researcher at the London-based […]
EU Releases New Blacklist of Banned Airlines, Many are African
The European Union has published its new blacklist of airlines failing the block’s aviation regultions.19 countries feature on the blacklist. The restrictions imposed by the […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Gbagbo’s Exiled Senior Aides Return Home
Four senior aides to ousted Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo have returned home from exile in Ghana more than five years after the 2010/11 post war […]