Local startup launches first Cameroon-made drones
A Cameroonian young entrepreneur William Elong, founder of Will & Brothers start-up, has officially presented the first drones manufactured in the central African nation on […]
Month: February 2018
Ghana has ‘no reason’ to return to IMF – President Nana Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said in his annual state of the nation speech on Thursday that his government had buckled down on mismanagement and will […]
South Sudan: Rebels release over 300 child soldiers
More than 300 child soldiers, including 87 girls, were released by armed groups on Wednesday during a ceremony sponsored by the United Nations. The UN […]
EU urges Cameroon to adopt ‘sincere dialogue’ with separatists
The European Union (EU) has called on authorities in Cameroon to initiate sincere and constructive dialogue as a means of finding a solution to the […]
Guinea: Five killed in long-delayed local election violence
The international community and the government of Guinea have appealed for calm on Wednesday after seven people were killed, over alleged fraud during the weekend […]
AU Commission rejects Chinese spy claims
The African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday said the African Union does not have any secret dossiers and nothing to spy on. […]
Africa: UN chief calls for end to Female Genital Mutilation
As the world is celebrating this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation — a UN-sponsored annual event–, UNFPA, jointly with UNICEF, […]
Somali judge elected President of International Court of Justice
Somali Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf has been elected to the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Chamber of Summary Procedure along with four other judges and […]
Israel: deportation of African migrants kicks off
The Israeli government on Sunday began warning thousands of African migrants to leave the country by the end of March. There are more than 60,000 […]
DR Congo’s Kabila to name successor in July
Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) president Joseph Kabila will not contest upcoming elections, the information minister Lambert Mende said. According to Mende, Kabila intends to […]