South Africa’s President donates half of his salary to Mandela fund
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that he will donate half of his presidential salary to the Nelson Mandela Thuma Mina Fund, a fund […]
Month: May 2018
South Sudan peace talks end in Ethiopia without deal
South Sudan peace talks in Ethiopia have ended on Wednesday without a deal. The conflicting parties on Monday agreed on only three issues out of […]
French, Rwandan presidents hold talks in Paris amid tense diplomatic ties
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron held talks in Paris Wednesday, as diplomatic ties remain icy over the 1994 genocide. […]
Ethiopian Airlines becomes first African airline to reach 100 aircraft
Ethiopian Ethiopian Airlines will take delivery of its 100th aircraft, a Boeing 787-900 in the first week of June, the company said in a statement. […]
Jerusalem: Angola fires diplomats over presence at US embassy relocation ceremony
Angola sacked two diplomats early this week after they attended last week a ceremony marking the transfer of the US embassy from Tel Aviv to […]
Ghanaian President orders arrest of Football Boss Kwesi Nyantakyi
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the head of Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi for defrauding by false pretenses. According to […]
Cameroon: Bishops call for dialogue to “avert senseless civil war”
Catholic Bishops in Cameroon have reiterated their call for dialogue as a way out of the security crisis in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions. The clergy, in […]
Guinea: Ex-minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana appointed PM
Guinean President Alpha Conde on Monday appointed Ibrahima Kassory Fofana as Prime Minister, a week after the government resigned amid opposition parties’ protests over disputed […]
UN agencies plead pardon for Sudanese teen Noura who killed her rapist
Three UN agencies – UN Women, UNHCR and UNFPA – have called on the Sudanese government to grant clemency to a 19-year-old woman sentenced to […]
Cuban doctors ready for Ugandan jobs, Gov’t yet to approve recruitment
In Uganda, the controversial proposal to replace Ugandan doctors with Cubans might not take effect soon as it awaits Government’s approval. Responding to queries during […]