September 2016 – Page 8 – Medafrica Times

Burkina-Faso: Grilling of Compaore-Era Cabinet Members Begins

September 7, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Court hearing of ministers under former Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore officially began on Tuesday in the west-African nation. Eleven of the former government officials have […]

South Sudan’s Inflation Hits 600%

September 7, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

South Sudan’s National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday said the war-torn nation’s inflation rate hiked by more than 600 percent in July. “Everything here comes […]

DRC: Catholic Bishops Threaten to Quit Edem Kodjo Led Dialogue

September 7, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

The Catholic Church of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has threatened to withdraw from the “national dialogue” led by Edem Kodjo if the forum […]

Gabon: AU to Mediate in Post-Election Crisis

September 7, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

The African Union announced Tuesday that it would send a team to settle the political standoff in Gabon that ensued the re-election of incumbent Ali […]

New Report Makes a Strong Case for Betting Big on Agriculture in Africa

September 6, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

As the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) kicked off this sept. 6 in Nairobi, with the participation of heads of state and high-level officials from […]

AFCON: List of 16 Participants in 2017 Tournament

September 5, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

Qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations have yielded the names of countries to take part in the black continent’s flagship soccer tournament in […]

South Sudan Agrees to 4,000 Additional Peacekeepers

September 5, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The South Sudanese government this weekend agreed to the deployment of 4,000-strong regional protection force in the war-torn East African country as approved by the […]

Gabon: Opposition Parties Call for Nationwide Shutdown

September 5, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Gabonese self-proclaimed president, Jean Ping, has called the public to take part in a boycott while the country’s Prime Minister asked Gabonese to resume […]

Zambia’s Lungu to Be Sworn in, Court Rejects Opposition Petition

September 5, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

Zambia’s incumbent President Edgar Lungu will be sworn-in for a new five-year term on Tuesday September 13, Secretary to the Cabinet, Roland Msiska, said in […]