Extension of the National Emergency: The United States has announced the extension of the national emergency for Somalia, initially declared in 2010, for another year. The decision reflects the ongoing perception of Somalia as an…
Ghana Will Continue to Forge Partnership With Nations…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says Ghana will continue to forge partnerships with like-minded countries to achieve the vision of a free, peaceful and prosperous continent. She said her…
Cameroon: Prison break as 22 inmates escape from…
A manhunt has been launched in Meiganga, Adamawa region to track down 22 inmates who escaped from prison last night. Sources say, the inmates escaped after digging a hole on one of the walls of…
Xenophobia: NANS Sends Message to Nigerians in South…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on Nigerians living in South Africa to reconsider their stay in the country and return home. It said that the killing of Nigerians in South Africa…
Court Approves Live Coverage as Malawi Poll Challenge…
Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Thursday (August 8) began hearing a presidential election petition challenging the re-election earlier this year of Peter Arthur Mutharika. Five judges were empaneled to listen to the case filed by two…
Ugandan Musician Died in Road Crash; Police Dispels…
The Ugandan Police Force on Tuesday officially responded to the circumstances surrounding the death of a musician and blogger, Ziggy Wine. Reports on Monday suggested that the deceased had died of injuries he sustained after…
Zimbabwe Legalises Growing of Hemp
Zimbabwe will change its laws to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp for export, cabinet ministers said on Tuesday, adding that the government saw the plant as a future substitute for tobacco, the country’s biggest…
Malawi Court Defends Right to Protest, Dismisses Gov’t…
A High Court in Malawi has dismissed government’s request to place an injunction on all protests relating to post-election disputes in the southern African country. The Attorney General had petitioned the court to ban the…
Nigerians in Ghana Denounce Takoradi Kidnapper Udoetuk-Wills
Some Nigerian traders in Ghana’s Western Regional capital of Takoradi have described fellow compatriot, Sam Udoetuk-Wills, chief suspect in the kidnapping of three girls, as an insane person. In interviews with a Ghanaian journalist, broadcast…
Ethiopia Stats Agency Incident: Two Policemen Killed, Shooter…
An altercation between Ethiopian federal police officers has led to a shooting incident at the premises of the Central Statistics Agency. Aaron Maasho, a Reuters journalist covering Ethiopia and the African Union said the officers…
Drone Strike Kills Dozens at Wedding in Libya…
At least 40 people have been reported killed and dozens injured after an air strike hit a wedding ceremony in southwestern Libya, according to media reports. Reports said forces loyal to the warlord Khalifa Haftar…
Nigeria Security Forces Disperse ‘Revolution Now’ Protesters in…
Security forces have fired teargas at protesters in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos Monday morning. The Revolution Now protests called for by activists had been expressly outlawed by the police who said it was treasonable. Photos…
Cameroon: Paul Biya orders for decongestion of prisons
The Head of State Paul Biya has given firm instructions for the acceleration of judicial procedures and decongestion of prisons in the country, the Minister of Communication, Rene Emmanuel Sadi has said. In a press…
Libya to Shut Down Three Migrant Detention Centers
Libya plans to shut down three migrant detention centers in the country following deadly shipwrecks on the Mediterranean at the end of July. According to the United Nations, July has seen the deadliest shipwrecks involving…
Zimbabwe Summons US Envoy in Protest Over Sanctions…
Zimbabwe on Friday summoned the US ambassador to Harare to protest US travel sanctions imposed on its envoy to Tanzania over his alleged role in a military crackdown that left six civilians dead last year.…
Namibia Inaugurates New Port Terminal
Namibia’s president, Hage Geingob has inaugurated a new $200 million dollars port terminal at Walvis Bay, an extension that will double the country’s port capacity from 350,000 containers to 750,000 per year. The inauguration ceremony…
Ghana Police Retrieve Body Parts in Famous Kidnap…
Police in Ghana have retrieved body parts from the home of a suspected kidnapper in the country’s Western region. The suspect, one Sam Wills, is being held on charges of kidnapping three girls in Takoradi,…
Nigeria Military Denies Burying Soldiers in Secret Mass…
The Military in Nigeria has denied allegations that it has been secretly burying soldiers killed in the Boko Haram terrorist war. According to the report by Wall Street Journal at least 1,000 soldiers killed since…
Mogadishu’s Mayor Dies in Qatar While Getting Treatment…
The mayor of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has died of wounds sustained in a suicide bomb attack on his office, government officials said on Thursday. He died in Qatar where he had gone for treatment after…
