March 2017 – Page 8 – Medafrica Times

Ghana celebrates 60 years of independence

March 7, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Previously known as the Gold Coast, Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to become independent on the back of Ghana’s first President and his […]

South Sudan: Ex-general vows to topple president Kiir

March 7, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

A disgruntled South Sudanese army general on Monday announced he had formed a new anti-government rebel group to topple incumbent president Salva Kiir Lieutenant General […]

Environment Protection, another Dimension of Moroccan-Ivorian Cooperation on the Move

March 7, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire have added another dimension to their multifaceted cooperation ties, namely that of protecting and preserving the environment as embodied in the […]

Somalia: Drought kills 110 people in 2 days

March 6, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire said some 110 people died in southern Somalia on Thursday and Friday as a result of drought. President Mohamed […]

Akon brings ‘light’ to the new Gambia

March 6, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Popular African-American singer Akon, landed in Gambia this weekend as part of the launch of a project connected with his ‘Akon Lighting Africa’ initiative. The […]

Nigeria directs oil firms to relocate headquarters

March 6, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Nigerian’s acting president, Yemi Osinbajo this weekend instructed the relocation of all International oil companies head offices in the West-African nation to the Niger Delta. […]

New study confirms five HIV patients virus free

March 6, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

Five HIV patients are ‘virus free’ and no longer infectious after undergoing a vaccine therapy for seven months, according to a study published in New […]

Washington Denounces Impunity & Restrictions on Freedoms in Algeria

March 6, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

US State Department has denounced restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities on the freedom of the press, assembly and association as well as the lack of […]

Mali: 11 soldiers killed near border with Burkina Faso

March 6, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

A jihadist group led by Ibrahim Malam Dicko a notorious Malian terrorist Sunday killed 11 government forces in Mali, forcing other soldiers to flee to […]