UN, Somalia seek $80 million in immediate relief for flood-affected populations
The United Nations and the Somali Government on Sunday launched a joint appeal for $80 million to provide immediate help for the people affected by […]
Month: May 2018
KSA: Addis Abba optimistic over release of billionaire Al Amoudi detained in anti-corruption purge
Ethiopian Prime Minister has announced to the nation the likely release of the country’s top private investor Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi by Saudi authorities after […]
Mauritius’s unemployment rate fell to lowest level since 2008
The unemployment rate in Mauritius has decreased from 7.3% in 2017 to 7.1% in 2018, the lowest level since 2008, the Minister of Labor, Industrial […]
Guinean government resigns amid protests over disputed polls
The government of Guinea has resigned on Thursday as President Alpha Condé planned a cabinet reshuffle amid opposition parties’ protests over disputed polls. Prime Minister […]
ECOWAS: Sierra Leone gov’t sued over ban on pregnant schoolgirls
The government of Sierra Leone has been hurled before the court of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) over a ban on pregnant […]
Egypt’s president pardons more than 330 political prisoners
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Wednesday pardoned more than 330 people, convicted and jailed for their participation in illegal protests. Many of those due to […]
Unidentified gunmen kill Dangote employees, manager in Ethiopia
Three employees of a cement factory owned by Nigerian business mogul Aliko Dangote have been killed by gunmen in Ethiopia’s restive Oromia region. An Indian […]
African Commonwealth Games athletes seek asylum after going missing
Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton has warned African athletes who went missing during the Commonwealth Games to comply with visas or face deportation. […]
President Kenyatta signs cybercrimes law amid protests
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday signed into a law a controversial Computer and cyber-crime law criminalizing fake news and online bullying. The Computer Misuse […]
Zimbabwe: Civil servants reject salary increase
Zimbabwe’s public sector staffs have rejected a salary increment of 15 percent proposed by the government. The main public sector union on Tuesday said it […]