Tunisia: Number of tourists’ falls by almost 25%, Tourism Ministry
Data published by the Tunisian Tourism Ministry on Monday showed that tourists continue to stay away from the North African country following the 2015 terrorist […]
Month: June 2016
Boko Haram: UN releases $13m to Support Victims
The United Nations on Monday released $13 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving assistance for victims of Boko Haram insurgency […]
Kabila Meets Nguesso over DRC’s Political Crisis
DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday met with Congo-Brazzaville’s president Denis Sassou Nguesso in his hometown of Oyo, northern Congo, to discuss the tense […]
Portuguese President in Morocco to Boost Ties
Portugal’s President Marcelo Duarte Rebelo de Sousa is paying this Monday a visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohamed VI in a move […]
South Africa: Brexit volatility to hit investment flows, rand
After the landmark referendum in which voters in Britain decided to leave the European Union, questions are now being asked on what the consequences of […]
After 2-year Ebola ban, Sierra Leone cleared to perform Hajj
Some 800 places have been allotted to Sierra Leonean Muslims to make the pilgrimage to Mecca in 2016, two years after the deadly Ebola epidemic […]
50% of Nigeria’s crude to be refined internally– Dangote
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said he wants 50% of Nigeria’s crude to be refined internally by 2021. He said his target in the next […]
13-years on, Marc-Vivien Foé’s death still painful
No-one was close to him and nothing seemed wrong, yet suddenly, Marc-Vivien Foé, a Cameroonian international and professional footballer, collapsed to the ground in the […]
DRC: UN Extends Sanctions until July 2017
The United Nations Security Council this week urged the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo to hold elections by the end of the year […]
Cape Verde: 11 newborns have Zika-related birth defects
Cape Verde has recorded 11 cases of microcephaly associated with Zika virus, and one of the babies diagnosed with the disease was stillborn, according to […]