ICC: Ex-Congolese VP sentenced to 18 years in prison
Democratic Republic of Congo’s former Vice President, Jean-Pierre Bemba, was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in prison for alleged war crimes and crimes against […]
Month: June 2016
Nigeria: Dangote Group lost $3.7 billion on Monday
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, fell 25 places on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Monday as the naira fell on its first day of trading […]
Fresh Violence in Chaotic CAR Kills Scores
At least 16 people were reportedly killed and twenty others injured in northern Central African Republic in an attack blamed on armed Fulani herdsmen and […]
IMF Extends Loan Program to Drought-Hit Malawi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said it would increase loans to Malawi by $76.8 million, as the southern African country declared a state […]
Rwanda’s President Pays First Official Visit to Morocco
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame arrived in Casablanca on Monday on a two-day official visit to Morocco. The Rwandan head of state was welcomed by King […]
Ghana: Sexual Violence on the Rise, gov’t Intensifies Efforts
A total of 1,300 girls in Ghana were defiled in 2014 while the recorded cases of rape increased from 290 in 2012 to 342 in […]
Togolese Stars Pay Tribute to Keshi in Memorial Game
Togo’s sports journalists Association [Association des JournalistesSportifs du Togo (AJST)] together with the West African nations’ football association and Sports Ministry organised a football match […]
Somalia Sentences 43 Terrorists to Death
A court in Somalia has sentenced 43 al-Shabaab militants to death this weekend, local media reported. The prosecutor of the court in northern Somalian town […]
Dangote Cement Workers Protest in Ghana
Operations at Dangote Cement Company in Ghana Friday came to a standstill as workers at the firm protested against the management for failing to implement […]
Burkina Faso to Build Sahel Region Largest Solar Plant
Burkina Faso is commencing construction work on a 33-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power facility in the northern part of the West African nation, officials said […]