South Africa Withdraws Troops from Sudan’s Darfur
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma on Wednesday said his country will withdraw its troops from peacekeeping operations in Sudan’s Darfur region. President Jacob Zuma said the […]
Month: February 2016
S. Sudan: Ban Ki-moon to Meet Kiir, NGOs
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is expected to meet this Thursday with south-Soudan President Salva Kiir and visit a U.N. shelter for civilians affected […]
Tanzania: UAE’ Dodsal Group Makes New Onshore Gas Discovery
Tanzania has made a new discovery of natural gas reserves totaling 2.17 trillion cubic feet (tcf) along Ruvu Basin in Coast Region, CEO of Dodsal […]
Egypt: Sisi Champions Youth Economic Development
Egyptian President Wednesday urged his cabinet to support youth entrepreneurial projects as he launched the country’s vision for 2030. At a conference attended by his […]
Libya: Military Pushes Back IS, GNA Stumbles in Tobruk
Forces loyal to the Tobruk-based government are progressing in their fight against Islamic State militants in Benghazi with reports saying that they have taken over […]
King Mohammed VI Keen to Improve Consular Services
King Mohammed VI, who is on a visit to France, paid on Tuesday a call to Morocco’s Consulate General in Orly, Paris suburbs, to see […]
Kenya: Multi-Billion Wind Power Project Suspended
Construction of a $144 million wind farm in Kenya has been frozen after running into strong headwinds tied to land acquisition. The proposed 61 megawatt […]
Ban Ki-moon Meets Nkurunziza, Inclusive Dialogue Agreed
Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday said he is open to dialogue with the opposition. He made the statement following a meeting with UN Secretary […]
CAR: New president vows to uphold peace, disarm rebels
Faustin-Archange Touadera, Central African Republic’s newly elected president will dedicate his term to uphold peace and disarm armed rebel groups in the country, campaign director […]
Tunisia: Germany to help Tunisia fight terror
Tunisia could soon be welcoming German troops on its territory as part of its fight against the Islamic state group with talks between the defense […]