Egypt court annuls ousted President Mohamed Morsi’s life sentence
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Tuesday annulled one of two life sentences handed down against the former president Mohamed Morsi and called for a retrial […]
Month: November 2016
Bright Future Ahead for Moroccan-Malagasy Relations
Relations between Morocco and Madagascar are poised to have a bright future as the two countries’ public institutions and private economic operators seem determined to […]
Mali: Municipal polls marked by low turnout and violence
Mali held long-delayed local elections Sunday to fill posts left vacant in the north since Islamist militants hijacked a 2012 Tuareg rebellion and ousted the […]
South Sudan: Kiir rejects amnesty for ‘violent’ Machar
South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir on Sunday said denouncing violence is the only way exiled vice-president and rebel leader Riek Machar will be granted amnesty. […]
Kenya: Officials embezzled money meant for Olympic team – Report
An investigation by Kenyan ministry of Sport has revealed the country’s officials embezzled money meant for the Rio 2016 Olympic team. According to the report, […]
Nigeria’s GDP shrinks by 2.24 % in Q3 of 2016
Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 2.24 percent in the third quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. According to the […]
Morocco, Ethiopia Teem up to Build $3.7 bln Fertilizer Plant
Morocco and Ethiopia inked a $3.7 bln deal to build a world-class fertilizer plant with an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons in Dire […]
Brussels: Norway pledges $5.5m aid support to CAR
Norway’s Foreign Affairs Chief, Borge Brende in a statement on Thursday, announced additional aid funds of estimated $5.5 million to the Central African Republic (CAR) […]
Mozambique: Fuel tanker blast kills scores
A fuel truck explosion in Mozambique killed 73 people on Thursday, the government said, indicating that scores of other people were injured. “The incident occurred […]
DR Congo: Opposition figure grabs PM role
Samy Badibanga, Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader has been named prime minister in the troubled central African nation on Thursday as part of a […]