Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions Beat Ghana’s Black-Stars, Reach AFCON Final
Late second-half goals from Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui and Christian Bassogog secured Cameroon’s passage to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final as they beat Ghana 2-0 […]
Month: February 2017
Angola: Autocratic Jose Eduardo dos Santos Names Successor
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has named his successor on Friday, heralding an end to his 38-year reign. Defense Minister Joao Lourenco will be […]
Morocco Offers $5.1 Million to Fund South Sudan’s New Capital
In keeping with its south-south cooperation policy towards African sister nations, Morocco will contribute $5.1 million to cover feasibility studies of the project to build […]
Gambia: EU Pledges €33m Aid to Support the New Gv’t
The European Union (EU) has pledged to release €33m aid to the new Gambian government. The aid was frozen two years ago due to concerns […]
The ‘Father of the Congolese Democracy’ Dies in Belgium
By Emmanuel Vitus Agbenonwossi, Accra-Ghana Congo’s veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi passed away Wednesday in Brussels at 84. Tshisekedi, who pushed for democratic reforms for […]
After a Historic Visit in Addis Ababa, King Mohammed VI Flies to Juba
After his historic visit in Addis Ababa that was crowned by the official integration of Morocco as a full-fledged member of the African Union, King […]
South Africa: Mineworkers to Down Tools over Wage Dispute
South Africa’s powerful National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Wednesday announced that coal miners would down tools in the “coming weeks” over the structure of […]
African Leaders Okay Mass Withdrawal from ICC
African leaders have adopted a strategy calling for a collective withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Desire Assogbavi, head of Oxfam International’s AU liaison office, […]