Gabon Election: Controversy over Results, Ping Declares Himself Winner
The former Chairman of the AU Commission and Gabonese main opposition candidate, Jean Ping, on Sunday declared himself winner of the 2016 presidential election in […]
Month: August 2016
Japan-Africa Summit: Rabat Thwarts Polisario’s Attempts to Attend Summit
Moroccan diplomacy has succeeded in smashing attempts by unfriendly countries which have tried to impose the pseudo-Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) as participant in the […]
SA Discovers a Compound that Could End Malaria
Scientists at the University of Cape Town’s Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) have discovered a new anti-malaria compound “with potential for both treatment and […]
Nigeria: Protesters March to Presidential Residence
Families of the missing Chibok girls, Bring Back our Girls campaigners and activists in Nigeria marched to the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday demanding […]
Some 147mln African Children to Live on Nearly $1.90 a Day – Study
The UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI) revealed Thursday that Africa risks having over 40% of the world’s poorest people over the next 14 years. In […]
Swaziland: 98,000 Virgins Participate in Annual Reed Dance Festival
Over 98,000 young Swazi maidens have registered to participate in the annual traditional chastity rite called Umhlanga or Reed Dance ceremony, officials said after their […]
Desmond Tutu Readmitted to Hospital for Persistent Infection
South African archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has been admitted to a Cape Town hospital as he is suffering from a persistent infection, his family said […]
Nigeria’s Central Bank Suspends 9 Banks from the FX Market
Nine banks in Nigeria have been barred from the foreign exchange market, local news reported on Wednesday. The move comes after the banks reportedly failed […]
DRC: UN Condemns Arrest of Opposition Members
The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the arrest of 32 people during the nationwide shutdown strike organized by the opposition in the Democratic Republic of […]
Burundians Want Presidential Term Limits Abolished
A commission set up by President Pierre Nkurunziza last year to canvas public opinion on the country’s political system, on Wednesday said, most Burundians wanted […]