Nigeria’s 2019 polls: Buhari submits nomination form
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his nomination form to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to seek re-election in the 2019 general elections. Buhari submitted […]
Month: September 2018
Violence against women: Moroccan new law bans forced marriage, other abuses
A new law criminalizing violence against women came into effect in Morocco on Wednesday. Named after Bassima Hakkaoui who heads the Ministry of Solidarity, Women, […]
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe police ban public gatherings
Zimbabwe’s police on Wednesday banned all public gatherings to control the spread of cholera in the Southern African nation. In a statement, the national police […]
South Sudan belligerent factions sign final peace deal
South Sudan warring factions on Wednesday inked a revitalized peace deal in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa under the auspices of the regional political the […]
Rockets fired near airport in Tripoli
Rockets were fired late on Tuesday in the direction of the airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli, Reuters reported. According to a spokesman for a faction […]
South Africa will not face sanctions over land reform – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said there was no reason to believe that any country would impose sanctions on South Africa over land reforms. The […]
OCP Group’s JESA subsidiary wins $403 million contract in Benin
The joint venture between OCP Group and Jacobs Engineering Group of the United States (JESA), has just signed a contract with the Millennium Challenge Account-Benin […]
Crackdown in Anglophone Cameroon worsening the crisis – UN
New United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, on Wednesday, expressed worry over the worsening security situation in Cameroon’s Anglophone region. A government […]
Morocco’s OCP Group to Help Ghana Develop Fertilizer Industry
After launching successful partnership operations with several African countries, Moroccan OCP Group, the world’s largest exporter of phosphates, has been chosen by the Government of […]
Kofi Annan, who redefined the UN, begins final journey
The remains of former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived in Ghana from Switzerland. The body of the late Secretary General is being accompanied by […]