Kenyan Doctors to Continue Nationwide Strike, Patients Desperate
The Doctors’ union in Kenya on Thursday said a seven-week strike would continue until their demands are met, ignoring a court ruling ordering a return […]
Month: January 2017
Gambia: Barrow to Return to Banjul Thursday, Economy Tops his Agenda
Gambia’s new president Adama Barrow will return to Banjul on Thursday after his short stay in Senegal, where he had been sworn-in. Earlier on Wednesday, […]
Tanzania Seeks $305 million WB Loan to Expand Dar es Salaam port
Tanzania’s government is seeking a $305 million soft loan from the World Bank to expand its main port in Dar es Salaam in the next […]
Nigeria: Gov’t Says no Cause for Alarm over Buhari’s Health
The Nigerian government on Wednesday dismissed rumors suggesting President Muhammadu Buhari is sick. President Buhari, who clocked 73 last December, left Abuja last week for […]
Angola: Cholera kills Ten, Gov’t Unveils Emergency Plan
A cholera epidemic has killed about ten people since mid-December in three provinces in the far north of Angola, the country’s Health Minister Luis Sambo […]
DRC’s Historic Opponent Seeks Medical Treatment in Belgium
Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi headed Tuesday to Belgium for medical treatment, his party said in a statement. The historic opponent, who left Congo in […]
Tanzania Seeks Turkish Loans to Finance New Railway
Tanzanian government has requested a loan from state-owned Export Credit Bank of Turkey (Eximbank) to help finance a 400 km-long stretch of a new railway […]
AFCON: Atlas Lions kick out Reigning Champions, Reach Knock-out Stage
Morocco Tuesday night stunned African Cup Nations reigning champions as they trashed Côte d’Ivoire’s hope and marched towards the coming stage. The features to decide […]
Ghana’s Nuclear Energy Efforts Commended by IAEA
Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and of the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) on Monday commended Ghana for its preparation so far […]
U.S. Okays Possible Military Aircraft Deal with Kenya
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $418 million sale to Kenya of aircraft with weapons and related support, a Pentagon agency told Reuters […]