Equatorial Guinea drops charges against cartoonist
Equatorial Guinea has dropped charges against anti-government cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebale, who has been held since September 2017, State-run television reported. Ramon Esono Ebale has […]
Month: February 2018
Côte d’Ivoire losing 125,000 tons of Cocoa to smuggling– Bloomberg
About 125,000 tons of cocoa beans have been smuggled from Côte d’Ivoire to neighboring countries since the beginning of the 2017/2018 season, Bloomberg reports quoting […]
Nigeria: APC Executive Committee endorses Buhari for second term in 2019
The national executive committee of the Nigerian ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term in an […]
South African Shoprite eyes Kenya entry
South African retailer giant, Shoprite Holdings, will open seven prime shopping malls in Kenya in the coming months, the firm’s chief executive, Pieter Engelbrecht said. […]
EU-Morocco Fisheries: EU Court Verdict Does Not Undermine Rabat’s Political Legitimacy
The verdict of the European Court of Justice “does not undermine the political legitimacy” of Morocco to sign agreements with the EU, covering the Moroccan […]
Cameroon extends curfew in restive Anglophone regions
The governor of the restive North West region in Cameroon has extended a curfew restricting movement of persons and property from 8PM to 6AM as […]
South Africa’s Ramaphosa appoints deputy, fires 10 ministers
South Africa’s new leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday, appointed African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President David Mabuza as his second in command. In a late-night […]
Malawi leads typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa
The Malawian government has launched a new generation of typhoid vaccines making it the first country in Africa using the vaccines, Reuters reports. According to […]
DRC’s Joseph Kabila must step down – Botswana government
Botswana government on Monday criticized President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila for his country’s humanitarian and security crisis. In a statement published […]
Africa: Mauritius attracts 90% of India’s foreign direct investment
The Indian think tank group, Observer Research Foundation, in a research note published on February 21 revealed that one single country has collected 90% of […]