Ghana’s President Cited in $100,000 ‘Car Gift’ Scandal
The president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, is entangled in a scandal as he has reportedly received a gift of a brand new Ford Expedition […]
Month: June 2016
Côte d’Ivoire: ONUCI local staff protest for compensation
Local staff of the United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) hit streets on Thursday in Abidjan and Bouake to demand compensation for the non-renewal […]
WFP to Double Aid to Niger’s Conflict-Torn Diffa Region
Faced with a new wave of displacement following recent Boko Haram attacks in Niger’s south-eastern Diffa region and with needs on the rise, the United […]
Nigeria: IMF Welcomes New Forex Policy
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday welcomed the decision by Nigeria government to abandon its currency peg and adopt a flexible exchange rate policy. The […]
Benin Faces Terrorist Threat, Security Measures Reinforced
Benin’s army on Wednesday disclosed that the West African nation faces a terrorist threat and has reinforced security measures. “Following a new alert of a […]
Burundi: 230 Students Sacked for Doodling President’s Photo
A secondary school in Burundi has sacked 230 students on Tuesday for defacing President Pierre Nkurunziza portrait in their textbooks. Kwizera Guillaume, the provincial director […]
CAR: Bangui Archbishop Calls for Calm after Deadly Clashes
The archbishop of Bangui, Bishop Dieudonne Nzapalainga, on Tuesday called for calm after renewed sectarian violence last weekend in the Central African Republic has claimed […]
Africa Needs More Blood Donors – WHO
Africa is able to cater for only fifty percent of its annual requirement of blood despite demand in the continent being high, the World Health […]
Congo: Sassou N’guesso Shows Rival who is in Charge
Authorities in the Republic of Congo have ordered on Tuesday the arrest of a former Congolese presidential security adviser, General Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko over accusations […]
Higher Council of Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulema Installed
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI chaired in Fez on Tuesday the installation ceremony of the Higher Council of the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulema, a […]