Zimbabwe court to try local hunter in lion Cecil’s death
The Hwange Magistrates’ Court has dismissed two applications made by the defence council in the matter of the holder of a professional hunter’s license Theodor […]
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Kenya: Google to buy Africa’s largest wind farm
Google Inc. has agreed to buy a 12.5% stake in Africa’s largest wind project, Kenya’s Lake Turkana, from Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems […]
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 […]
Ghana: A joint venture to invest US$73 mln in plantain chips production
Juaboso Agro Processing Company (JAPC), a joint Ghanaian/American business is investing US$70 million in the production and export of plantain chips, the chief executive officer […]
“I plead not guilty”, DRC ‘Terminator’ Ntaganda tells ICC judges
Congo militia leader known as “The Terminator” has pleaded “not guilty” on Wednesday to crimes in a campaign of pillage and murder in northeast Congo’s […]
Algeria’s regional role against terrorism being molded by visits, Suleiman Shnin
The increase in the number of visits to Algeria by senior officials of other governments especially from countries concerned about terrorism has made Suleiman Shnin […]
Obama’s talks in Ethiopia focus on security, human rights
After a landmark trip to Kenya, his father’s birthplace, the US President Barack Obama flew to Addis Ababa late on Sunday on the first visit […]
Nigeria’s Buhari to name cabinet in September
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will not appoint his cabinet until September, more than three months after taking office. In a column titled, ‘Nigeria committed to […]
US-Nigeria: US ready to help Abuja track down stolen money, improve military capability
US diplomacy pundits and experts of the US-Nigeria relation had it that the US is keen to offer help to the newly elected Nigerian President […]
Libya: Rival factions initialled UNMIL draft, GNC rejects it
Skhirat dialogue agreement between Libyan political rivals achieved a breakthrough on Sunday as all delegates except the General National Congress (GNC) inked the Bernardino-proposed draft […]