CAR: Court bars ex-president from polls, capital city under fire
Gunfire erupted on Tuesday in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui, after the exiled former president Francois Bozize, who is wanted for helping foment deadly […]
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Over 10 million Ethiopians to go hungry in 2016
More than 10 million Ethiopians will need food aid in 2016, due to the worst drought in decades, officials and aid groups in the Horn […]
Eastern African Standby Force gets UK, Denmark boost
United Kingdom and Denmark on Monday unveiled plans to boost the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF). EASF – one of the five regional forces for […]
Marrakech International Film Festival Marks its 15th Birthday
Marrakech International Film Festival, which marks this year its 15th birthday, has become one of the most acclaimed film events in Africa and the Arab […]
Nigeria cuts MTN record $5.1 billion fine
The Nigerian government has agreed to reduce the hefty fine imposed on MTN following lengthy negotiations between the two parties. MTN Group Ltd. had its […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Gunmen kill 11 in military camps
Côte d’Ivoire’s army took back control of a village and camps on its southwestern border with Liberia after eleven people, including seven soldiers, were killed […]
Africa is ‘tired of being in the dark’ AfDB Boss tells Paris COP21 Summit
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, who pledged to bring electricity to the poorest parts of the continent within a decade, said on […]
Air France-KLM to make Abidjan a regional hub by 2025
Air France-KLM group on Tuesday said it expects to turn Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan into its West African regional hub within a decade. “In […]
Zambia launches $2 billion hydro-power project
Zambia has begun the construction of what it says is a major hydro-power project aimed at boosting the country’s electricity generation capacity, Xinhua news agency […]
Nigeria: Televangelist TB Joshua fails to appear in court
The controversial Nigerian televangelist – known as TB and two contractors facing trial for criminal negligence over a church building collapse that killed 116 worshippers […]