South Sudan: Armed Groups Free 145 Child Soldiers
Former rebel group of Riek Machar in South Sudan released 145 child soldiers, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Wednesday. The operation has […]
Month: October 2016
Morocco, 3rd Business-Friendly Country in Africa, Doing Business 2017 Report
The World Bank Tuesday hailed Morocco, in its 2017 Doing Business report, for the reforms conducive to investment it initiated, ranking the Kingdom third in […]
Trial of Rwanda’s ex-Spy Chief Pascal Simbikangwa Begins
Rwanda’s ex-spy chief, Pascal Simbikangwa, who was first convicted in France in 2014 is once again facing justice in an appeal case in Paris. Simbikangwa, […]
Gambia Quits ICC it Deems Biased towards Africans
Gambia says it is pulling out of the international criminal court, making the west-African nation, the third after Burundi and South Africa to announce plans […]
Zimbabwe Targets 4.8% GDP Growth in 2017
Zimbabwe’s economy is projected to rebound from 1.2 percent growth to 4.8 percent next year, driven by a cocktail of reforms, improved agriculture production and […]
Morocco to Build Mosque in Tanzania Adding a New Dimension to Bilateral Relations
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, who is visiting Tanzania since Sunday, has launched construction works for a new mosque in Dar es Salaam. […]
ICC President Calls Burundi, SA to Rethink ‘Exit Plan’
The president of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Sidiki Kaba on Monday, regretted the withdrawal […]
Namibia Bans Live Birds Trade
Namibian Agriculture Ministry has banned movement and trading of live birds in the country following an outbreak of the New Castle disease in the southern […]
South Africa: ANC Chief Urges Party Leaders to Quit
Chief of the South African ruling ANC parliamentary group, Jackson Mthembu, on Sunday asked leaders of the party to step down arguing that fraud charges […]
Nigeria’s Wizkid Crowned with 3 Awards in MTV Africa Music Awards
The Nigerian recording artist and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, walked away with three major awards namely: Artist of […]