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 […]
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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, […]
EU to Provide $50 billion to Combat Migration in Africa
The European Union (EU) will disburse about 50 billion dollars for Africa and the Mediterranean as part of the bloc’s investment plan aimed at helping […]
DRC: Protesters Call Kabila to Step Down
Protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are burning tyres and barricading roads in the capital Kinshasa on Monday, urging President Kabila to step […]
Ethiopian to Head IMF’s Africa Department
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday appointed Ethiopian Abebe Aemro Selassie as the new head for its African department. Selassie’s appointment was announced in […]
China Donates Zimbabwe over 5,500 Tons of Rice
Chinese government has donated Zimbabwe 5,500 tons of rice to help alleviate hunger after a drought has left up to 4 million Zimbabweans in need […]
HRW Condemns Kenya for Forced Repatriation of Somali Refugees
The international rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the Kenyan government of intimidating Somali refugees living in the Eastern-African nation’s Dabaab camp to repatriate […]
Zimbabwe to Introduce Local Bank Notes by October
Zimbabwe will introduce local bank notes at the end of October, the central bank governor said on Thursday. According to Governor John Mangudya, the southern-African […]