Zimbabwe: Poachers kill 14 elephants with cyanide
Suspected poachers have used cyanide to kill 14 elephants in Zimbabwe’s western Hwange national park and in the north since Sept. 26, the national wildlife […]
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Nigeria: Buhari names 21 ministers in long-awaited cabinet
Nigeria’s Senate announced Tuesday the names of 21 nominees for President Muhammadu Buhari’s new cabinet. Senate President Bukola Saraki, reading out Buhari’s list, which needs […]
UK crime agency seizes $ 41,000 from Ex-Nigerian oil minister
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained court permission on Monday to temporarily seize $41,000 from a former Nigerian oil minister embroiled in a financial scandal, […]
Facebook plans satellite Internet access across Africa
Facebook is to launch a satellite that will bring internet access to remote parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The social network is partnering with France’s Eutelsat […]
Ghana suspends 7 high court judges over corruption
Ghana’s Vice-President Kwesi Amissah Arthur, acting as president, has suspended seven out of 12 high court judges on Monday in the wake of allegations of […]
South Africa seeks $15 bln by 2022 for new energy production
South Africa’s ageing electricity transmission grid needs investment of $15 billion by 2022 to develop new energy production, an executive at German state development bank […]
Liberia: Curfew imposed in the north following violence acts
Authorities imposed a curfew in a town in northern Liberia after violent protests following a wave of suspected ritual killings, authorities said on Wednesday. The […]
Botswana: Rough diamonds exports fall 15 % in 2015
The value of rough diamonds exports from Botswana’s mines fell 15 percent in the first six months of the year 2015 to $1.7 billion, official […]
U.S. allocates additional $300 Mln to fight HIV in Africa
The Obama administration is allocating an additional $300m to the effort to reduce HIV infection among girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. […]
CAR: Religious clashes kill dozens
The murder of a Muslim taxi driver in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic, set off a spasm of bloody sectarian violence, […]