Botswana’s 1,109-carat uncut Diamond fails to sell in London
The world’s largest uncut diamond discovered in Botswana in November last year, failed to sell at the Sotheby’s auction in London on Wednesday. The “Lesedi […]
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Zambia: UK Issues Travel Warning
The British government on Friday issued a warning to its citizens living in Zambia or traveling to the country, following xenophobic attacks connected to ritual […]
Is Al Adl Wal Ihssan Unveiling its Terrorist Hidden Side?
The leader of Al Adl Wal Ihssan or Justice and Charity movement, Mohamed Abbadi, has recently made a statement reminiscent of the speech of the […]
Angola issues first Eurobond for $1.5 billion
Angola, sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest oil producer, launched its first Eurobond on Thursday with the aim of raising $1.5 billion for long-term economic development, the Finance […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Incumbent Ouattara promises new constitution if re-elected
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday he would push for constitutional reform if he wins re-election this week to scrap a nationality clause that […]
Rwanda to host world’s first “droneport”
Rwanda, the small African country, will soon get the planet’s first drone airports. The idea behind the so-called “droneport” is to support cargo drones delivering […]
Libya: Two new Libyans cited in Lockerbie plane bombing probe
Lead prosecutors in 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing probe Thursday identified two new Libyans suspected to have participated in the plane attack that killed nearly 300 […]
UK crime agency seizes $ 41,000 from Ex-Nigerian oil minister
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained court permission on Monday to temporarily seize $41,000 from a former Nigerian oil minister embroiled in a financial scandal, […]
Libya: Tobruk rejects draft amendments and recalls delegation
The 20 September deadline eyed by U.N special envoy Bernardino Leon to reach an agreement between the rival Libyan governments received a blow on Tuesday […]
DRC: Glencore starts talks with Gov’t on Katanga mine
Mining and trading company Glencore held talks with Congolese officials in Kinshasa about the company’s plans to suspend operations at one of the country’s biggest […]