Ghana: Three suspects arrested, ammunitions seized
Following the arrest of three men and the seizure of various kinds of explosives in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, on Monday, the police have called […]
Month: January 2018
Zimbabwe Elections: Cancer-stricken Tsvangirai to lead opposition
Ailing Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai will be the presidential flag bearer of the MDC Alliance in the forthcoming presidential elections in the Southern […]
Donald Trump’s “shitholes” comment sparks diplomatic fury in Africa
The African Union has issued a statement last weekend calling on US President Donald Trump to apologize after he reportedly called nations on the continent […]
Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf expelled from her party
Liberia’s ruling Unity Party has expelled the country’s outgoing president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for alleged breach of the party’s regulations. Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace […]
Nigeria’s Shiite leader, El-Zakzaky made first public appearance since 2015
The leader of Nigeria’s Shi‘ite Muslim sect, rumored to have died in custody, made his first public appearance in two years on Saturday. Sheikh Ibrahim […]
Cameroon: 15,000 Anglophones flee to Nigeria – UNHCR
About 15,000 Anglophones have fled Cameroon’s violence-hit West and North regions into neighboring Nigeria in recent months, the United Nations refugee agency and Nigerian government […]
Egypt: General Sami Hafez Anan enters presidential race
Former Egyptian army chief of staff, General Sami Anan has announced his candidacy to the forthcoming presidential elections slated for end of March. According to […]
Zambia-Cholera: church services & street vending banned, protests erupt
Residents in a slum in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, are violently protesting over a regulation imposed to control the spread of a cholera epidemic in the […]
Angola: Jose dos Santos Jr dismissed from sovereign wealth fund
Angola’s president, João Lourenço, has sacked his predecessor’s son, José Filomeno Dos Santos, as the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund. The dismissal of […]
Chad cancels plans to cut civil servants’ salaries
The Chadian government has decided to suspend a controversial cut in the salaries of civil servants, Prime Minister Albert Pahimi Padacké said on Wednesday. The […]