Nobel winner Abiy warns against military superpowers’ presence in Horn Africa
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday said militant groups and global military powers both pose a threat to peace and stability in the Horn […]
Month: December 2019
Qatar Airways gets majority stake in Rwanda international airport
Qatar Airways has agreed to take a 60% stake in a new $1.3 billion international airport in Rwanda, the state-run Rwanda Development Board said. Rwanda […]
Polisario kills two Mauritanian gold miners
Two Mauritania civilians have lost their lives after their car capsized as they tried to run away from mercenaries of the separatist Polisario who were […]
Measles claims 5000 lives in DR Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a measles epidemic has killed about 5,000 people this year, many of them young children, the World Health Organization […]
Nigeria hosts a Forum on the implementation of the AfCFTA
Nigeria is hosting the National AfCFTA Forum on the “Effective Implementation of the AfCFTA for Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Development” from 5-6 December 2019, local […]
COP25:Morocco’s ambitious approach presented at climate summit
The head of the Moroccan government has highlighted the ambitious approach adopted by Morocco to face the challenges of climate change. Addressing the Summit of […]
Africa calls for action as COP25 kicks off in Madrid
The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has kicked off this week […]
Ghana to ban rice imports by 2022
The government of Ghana aims to make the local production of rice sufficient for all by 2022, a Deputy Minister of Agriculture has announced. This […]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe left behind $10 million, properties
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe has left $10 million and some properties in the capital, state-owned newspaper the Herald revealed on Tuesday. Robert Mugabe, the […]
Cameroon to recruit 12,000 teachers over 4 years
The Steering Committee of the Support Program for Education Reform in Cameroon (Parec) unveiled at the end of its first session held in Yaoundé a […]