Zambia: Opposition MPs suspended for ‘disobedience’ to President
The speaker of the Zambian parliament, Patrick Matibini, on Tuesday suspended all the lawmakers of the United Party for National Development (UPND) for a 30-day […]
Month: June 2017
Morocco’s Ciments de l’Afrique opens new cement plant in Chad
The Moroccan cement giant Ciments de l’Afrique group (CIMAF) has officially inaugurated a new cement plant in Chad this week as the group, led by […]
Building collapses in Kenya, 121 people rescued, 15 missing – Police
Fifteen people are reported missing after a seven-storey apartment building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed on Tuesday. Rescue squads rescued 121 people from the rubble. […]
Chinese vessels detained off Senegal for illegal fishing
Seven Chinese trawlers were arrested off the coast of Casamance in the southwest of Senegal for illegal fishing activities in the West African nation’ waters, […]
Qatar-Gulf: Somalia brushes off $80m to reinforce blockade against Qatar
The Somali President has turned down the sum of $80m as a bribe in return for severing ties with Qatar and reinforcing the blockade imposed […]
Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi released from prison
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the slain Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has been freed by the Zintan authorities after six years in captivity. Zintan’s Abubaker Sadiq […]
Tanzania inks $154 mln deal with China to expand main port
Tanzania’s government this weekend signed a $154 million contract with Chinese giant China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to expand the East African nation’s main port […]
France’s Macron meets with Alassane Ouattara, promises to boost ties
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed to strengthen military partnership with Côte d’Ivoire, as he met with the west-African nation’s leader Alassane Ouattara at […]
Ghana: Cocoa Board debt reaches $2.2 billion
Ghana’s cocoa board this weekend said it has accumulated $2.2 billion in debt after the nation missed its production target in the previous season. The […]
Sahara: Morocco’s Efforts Glean more Support in Latin America, eleswhere
Morocco’s breakthrough in Latin America went a step further this week with the adoption by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies of a motion formally requesting […]