Senegal: Karim Wade released from jail
The son of Senegal’s ex-President Abdoulaye Wade has been freed from prison after receiving a presidential pardon, the government said on Thursday. Karim Wade has […]
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Africa, an ‘attractive’ route for drug lords – U.N
The United Nations Office on Drugs and crime said the African continent has been an attractive transit route for drug traffickers. In a report released […]
Zimbabwe: Hwange Coal Mine to Cut 1,500 Jobs
Zimbabwean Deputy Mines Minister Fred Moyo on Wednesday said Hwange Colliery Ltd., a partly state-owned coal miner, plans to cut 1,500 jobs this year to […]
Nigeria: Resident Doctors on Strike to be Sacked
The Nigerian Minister of Health, on Wednesday, directed that resident doctors at the federal level who were on strike should be fired and replaced with […]
ICC: Ex-Congolese VP sentenced to 18 years in prison
Democratic Republic of Congo’s former Vice President, Jean-Pierre Bemba, was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in prison for alleged war crimes and crimes against […]
Nigeria: Dangote Group lost $3.7 billion on Monday
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, fell 25 places on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Monday as the naira fell on its first day of trading […]
IMF Extends Loan Program to Drought-Hit Malawi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said it would increase loans to Malawi by $76.8 million, as the southern African country declared a state […]
Ghana: Sexual Violence on the Rise, gov’t Intensifies Efforts
A total of 1,300 girls in Ghana were defiled in 2014 while the recorded cases of rape increased from 290 in 2012 to 342 in […]
Somalia Sentences 43 Terrorists to Death
A court in Somalia has sentenced 43 al-Shabaab militants to death this weekend, local media reported. The prosecutor of the court in northern Somalian town […]
Dangote Cement Workers Protest in Ghana
Operations at Dangote Cement Company in Ghana Friday came to a standstill as workers at the firm protested against the management for failing to implement […]