South Africa to import 650 MW less power from Mozambique
South Africa’s state-run electricity provider, Eskom, said on Monday it will import 650 megawatt less power from Mozambique for a week due to planned maintenance […]
Month: November 2015
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta “tired” of ICC’s “interference”
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta said on Sunday his country was “tired of interference” in its internal affairs from the International Criminal Court (ICC,) urging The […]
France attacks: Morocco’s King condemns “despicable terrorist acts”
The terrorist attacks perpetrated Friday night in Paris have spurred immediate offers of solidarity and support from world leaders and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI was […]
US-Liberia: decade-long economic sanctions lifted
The US has removed on Thursday its economic sanctions against Liberia citing the country’s peaceful progress following years of civil war. The decision ended a […]
Gabon: French court releases president Ali-Bongo’s birth certificate
A French court has allowed details of the birth certificate of Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to be seen by another member of the family […]
Environmental degradation cost 12% lost to Ghana’s GDP
The World Bank in recent report indicates that Ghana is losing close to 12 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) every year due […]
Burundi-Violence: Obama worried, UN could send peacekeepers
U.S. President Barack Obama, in a phone call with South Africa’s President on Wednesday, expressed “deep concern” about the situation in Burundi and urged regional […]
Nigeria: Ex-Banker Appointed Finance Minister
Five months after taking office in Africa’s largest economy and biggest oil exporter, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari named former investment banker, Kemi Adeosun, to take […]
CAR: France to withdraw troops after elections
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday his country will resume withdrawing its troops from the Central African Republic after elections in January […]
South Africa: New Nissan pickup by 2018 to meet African demand
Nissan Motor plans to build a new model of pickup at its South African plant starting in 2018 to meet the growing demand of new […]