Gambians go to the polls in first free parliamentary election in 22 years
About 880,000 eligible voters are going to the polls Thursday in the first free parliamentary election in 22 years in Gambia. A total of 238 […]
Month: April 2017
Four Malians convicted over Colombian nun abduction
Four Malians arrested on Tuesday as part of investigations into the abduction of a Columbia nun were charged on Wednesday, Prosecutor General Boubacar Sidiki Samake […]
DRC: Kabila to appoint new PM
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila on Wednesday vowed to appoint a new Prime Minister within 48 hours, calling on opposition coalition […]
Nigeria: Ex oil minister Alison-Madueke charged for graft allegations
Nigeria’s former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been charged for money laundering by the West African nation’s Federal High Court in Lagos. Alison-Madueke, who was […]
Kenyans get 550 Sudanese scholarships
Some 550 Kenyan students will be awarded scholarships to study in Sudanese universities, Sudanese Ambassador to Kenya Elsadig Abdalla Elias told reporters in Nairobi. The […]
Some 170 Illegal Gambian migrants return home from Libya
Hundred and sixty nine Gambian migrants have been sent back home from Libya after their unsuccessful attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. According […]
Ghana: Former player Kwesi Appiah to coach national team
Former Ghanaian player, James Kwesi Appiah, has been appointed the new coach of the Black Stars by a six-man coach search committee, the Ghana Football […]
Benin: MPs reject draft bill to reduce term limit
Members of Benin’s parliament have rejected on Tuesday a draft bill tabled by President Patrice Talon for an amendment of the West-African nation’s constitution. According […]
South Sudan suspends plans to jack up permit fees for foreign aid workers
War and famine-stricken South Sudan government has cancelled plans to charge foreign workers a $10,000 work permit fee, the finance minister said. The world youngest […]
Moroccans plan to invest $100m in Rwanda
Rwandan capital Kigali hosted more than 100 Moroccan investors and government officials on Monday in the second edition of Africa Business Connect, meant to prospect […]