Sierra Leone: 16 candidates eyeing country’s top job
Voters in Sierra Leone will head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a replacement for President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is stepping down after […]
Month: March 2018
West African leaders vow to fire back after jihadist attacks in Burkina
Togo’s President and chair of the regional ECOWAS bloc, Faure Gnassingbe, and Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou on Monday vowed to help Burkina Faso fight and […]
Preventing violent conflict could save up to $70 billion a year – World Bank
Preventing violent conflict in Africa could save lives and save an average of $70 billion a year, according to a study released Monday by the […]
Cameroon’s Paul Biya replaces top ministers in surprise cabinet reshuffle
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Friday appointed a new Government with major shake ups, giving top positions to two politicians from Anglophone Cameroon. In a […]
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims deadly attacks in Burkina Faso
The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for Friday’s deadly attacks on the army headquarters and French embassy in […]
UN condemns attacks on blue helmets, armed forces in Mali
The UN Security Council Thursday issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms the attack that targeted a convoy of MINUSMA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization […]
Orange launches Social Venture Prize competition
French telecommunications giant Orange has launched on Thursday competition for the Social Venture Prize to reward African tech startups bearing innovative Information and Communication Technologies […]
Six aid workers killed in Central African Republic
A UN official and five other education workers were killed in Central African Republic, UNICEF said in a statement. The UNICEF employee and five other […]
Climate Change: Zambia raises over $84 million from Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $84.5 million to support two projects in Zambia in the energy and agriculture sectors, state media reported. The […]
Gabon accuses France’s Veolia of pollution
The Gabonese government on Tuesday accused the French company Veolia of pollution on its soil. The move follows the cancellation of water and electricity distribution […]