Kinshasa expels UN mission spokesperson
The Congolese government has asked the United Nations for the departure of its spokesman in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a “short period of […]
Month: August 2022
Napoli no longer wants to recruit African internationals because of African Cup of Nations
Napoli will only sign new African players if they agree not to play in the African Cup of Nations, a competition usually held during the […]
Former Shebab leader appointed to Somali government
A former leader of the radical Islamist Shebab turned politician has been appointed Minister of Religious Affairs in the Somali government, announced Tuesday by Prime […]
Congo: Presidential party wins 111 of 151 seats of the National Assembly
The Congolese Labour Party (PCT) of President Denis Sassou Nguesso won 111 seats out of the 151 in the National Assembly of Congo, after two […]
Ethiopian Airlines Group orders Africa’s first A350-1000
Ethiopian Airlines Group said that it has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, the A350-1000, becoming […]
Tunisia’s UGTT slams U.S. for interfering in national affairs
Several Tunisian voices including that of Noureddine Taboubi, Secretary General of the powerful labor union UGTT, have condemned the U.S. for what they called “blatant […]
Africa geopolitics: Blinken to visit SA, Congo, Rwanda to counter Russian charm offensive
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will travel this early August to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, in what is widely […]
Italy jumps to first spot as Tunisia’s leading trading partner during first half of 2022
Italy has emerged as Tunisia’s first trading partner with trade volume hitting €3.43 billion (TND10.78 billion) during first semester of 2022, according to data aggregated […]
New indictments in France of children of late Omar Bongo
Five more children of the late Gabonese president Omar Bongo Ondimba, including his eldest daughter Pascaline, have been indicted in Paris in the “ill-gotten gains” […]
Madagascar: Thirty-two people killed by cattle rustlers, army deployed
Cattle rustlers in Madagascar killed at least 32 people by setting fire to homes in a village north of the capital Antananarivo, with the Malagasy […]