UK Backs Plan to Sanction DRC Officials
The United Kingdom on Thursday said it backs targeted European Union sanctions against officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to end government repression and encourage […]
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Mugabe Threatens to Pull Africa out of UN
Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe on Saturday announced that the African Union is of the view that if their position of getting a permanent seat at […]
Madagascar: Seven Arrested after French Nationals Double Murder
Police in Madagascar have arrested seven suspects in relation to Sunday’s murder of two French volunteers in the Indian Ocean Island. The bodies of the […]
Italy: Tunisian arrested for alleged links with terrorists
Italian authorities announced Friday the arrest of a 41 year old Tunisian suspected for embracing extremist philosophy and involvement in illegal migration, reports say. Anti-terrorism […]
Protest in Zimbabwe, Harare Accuses US, France
Zimbabwean government this weekend accused the ambassadors of the United States and France of fueling recent demonstrations staged by opposition members and civil servants in […]
Rwanda Genocide: Two ex-mayors get life sentence in France
Two former Rwandan mayors were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday by a Paris court on charges of orchestrating the massacre of hundreds of Tutsis […]
13-years on, Marc-Vivien Foé’s death still painful
No-one was close to him and nothing seemed wrong, yet suddenly, Marc-Vivien Foé, a Cameroonian international and professional footballer, collapsed to the ground in the […]
Who is Fatma Samoura, FIFA’s New Supremo?
By Emmanuel Vitus, Accra Ghana Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura, a United Nations veteran, became the first woman to be named as secretary general of […]
Landlocked Niger Seeks €1 bn to Fight Illegal Migration
Niger’s Foreign Minister on Tuesday said the west-African nation needs €1 billion to combat illegal migration. Landlocked Niger, ranked as the poorest country on earth […]
Ivorian Music Band Magic System Lost its Drummer
Death hit another musician in Africa. Magic System’s 46-year-old Didier Bonaventure Deigna popularly known as Pepito died on Sunday in Côte d’Ivoire, a week after […]