Bill Gates to invest $5 billion in Africa over 5 years
Philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates on Monday said his foundation will invest $5 billion in Africa over the next five years in addition […]
Month: July 2016
King Mohammed VI Officially Expresses Morocco’s Wish to Return to African Union
King Mohammed VI of Morocco made an official call for regaining the African Union after 32 years of an empty seat policy within the pan-African […]
Libya: Dialogue Committee Failing to Reach Agreement
Members of Libya’s Dialogue committee are meeting in Tunisia to discuss the country’s political stalemate as the House of Representative (HoR) in Tobruk fails to […]
Mauritania: Nouakchott Denies Ransoming Senoussi
The Mauritanian Government has maintained it did not ransom head of Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence services, arrested in Nouakchott in March 2012. Allegations that Nouakchott took […]
Libya: Seven GNA fighters killed Friday in Sirte
Forces loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) announced Friday they lost seven fighters in the battle with the Islamic State (IS) militants […]
Nigeria Q1 Revenues Reach only 55 % of Goals
The Nigerian government failed to meet its revenue target for the first quarter of 2016, Reuters reported on Friday. Months of militant attacks on pipelines […]
Kenya: Policeman Kills Seven Colleagues in 9-Hour Siege
Kenya’s National Police Service on Thursday said a rampant shooting took place in a police station in Kapinguria in West Pokot County leaving at least […]
President al-Bashir Will Attend AU Summit – Rwanda gov’t
President Omar al-Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes, will attend the 27th African Union Summit scheduled on July 17-18 in […]
Equatorial Guinea’s Economic Outlook Remains Depressed – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday warned that Equatorial Guinea’s short-term economic outlook remains depressed following a dip in global oil prices. The country […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Two Soldiers Allegedly al-Qaeda Sympathizers Arrested
Ivorian authorities Thursday announced the arrest of two soldiers accused of failing to denounce suspects in the Grand Bassam March attack claimed by al-Qaeda. Authorities […]