Nigeria: Buhari fires his military chiefs
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has fired Nigeria’s Chief of Defence, and the heads of Army, Navy and the Air Force. The service chiefs were relieved Monday. […]
Month: July 2015
Libya: A new deal reached, Haftar warns politicians of limits
Leaders of Libyan political parties that met in morocco have reached a new version of a U.N.-brokered peace deal even though the government in Tripoli stopped […]
South Africa: Desmond Tutu Hospitalized
South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu has been hospitalized with an undisclosed but “persistent” infection, his foundation said Tuesday. In a statement released on […]
Coffee giant Starbucks to open stores in Sub Saharan Africa in 2016
After it struck a deal with Taste Holdings on Tuesday, the coffee giant Starbucks says it will open stores in sub-Saharan Africa for the first […]
New Foundation for African Ulemas, another Pillar of Morocco’s Spiritual Diplomacy
Part of its multifaceted African strategy, Morocco announced on Monday the creation of the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulemas, an institution seeking to unify […]
Libya: Rival factions initialled UNMIL draft, GNC rejects it
Skhirat dialogue agreement between Libyan political rivals achieved a breakthrough on Sunday as all delegates except the General National Congress (GNC) inked the Bernardino-proposed draft […]
Tunisia suffers Tourism exodus as Britain and others recall citizens
European holiday makers are leaving Tunisia in droves after their governments warned of imminent attacks on tourists and touristic sites. Authorities in Tunisia are bothered […]
Madagascar to pass long-delayed mining and petroleum bills in October
Madagascar’s Minister for Mines & Petroleum Joeli Valerien Lalaharisaina has declared Madagascar ready to do business with the international community and is currently in the […]
Kenya & Tanzania to build 510 km high-voltage power line
Tanzania and Kenya are in a move to build approximately 510 km of 400 kilovolt (kv) high-voltage power line and several substations as part of […]
UN needs $3.2 billion for Ebola recovery efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
The United Nations said on Thursday that its Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will call for continued solidarity with the three West African countries most impacted by […]