This article contains all the national public holidays announced by the government but these dates may change and official changes will be announced priorly in the official website. The Public Holidays Act establishes the twelve…
Chinese VP Pays Tribute to Mugabe
Chinese Vice-President, Wang Qishan visited the Zimbabwean Embassy in Beijing on Thursday to mourn the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Wang stood in silent tribute in front of Mugabe’s portrait and signed the condolence…
7 years behind; Ethiopia Enters New Year, 2012
Ethiopia is celebrating its New Year today which is the first day of Meskerem, an Ethiopian Orthodox calendar which falls on September 12 of the Gregorian calendar commonly used worldwide. Meskerem is nearly seven years…
U.S. Promises to Assist Nigerian Air Force
The United States of America (USA) Government on Wednesday reiterated its support to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating emerging security threats in the country. A statement by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director…
Cameroon: UN Secretary General reacts to Biya’s National…
The Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement made by Cameroon’s President Paul Biya to launch a National dialogue process. In tweets published some few hours after President Biya’s address…
Zimbabwe’s opposition MDC suspends anniversary for Mugabe’s funeral
Zimbabwe’s founding president Roberty Mugabe will be buried on on Sunday, September 15, having passed on last week in Singapore, at the age of 95. Having ruled the Southern African nation for 37 years, until…
Mugabe’s body arrives Harare from Singapore
The body of Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe arrived at the country’s main airport on Wednesday, but his final resting place remained a source of mystery amid a dispute between some family members and the government.…
SA’s Outpouring Of Grief Inspires ANC Parliamentary Caucus’…
The ANC parliamentary caucus has vowed to be at the forefront of the fight against gender-based violence. The 259 members of the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces (NCOP), as well as some chief…
Police Kill 3 Shiites Members In Kaduna
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shiites have accused Nigerian Police of killing three of its members in Kaduna, during Ashura mourning procession on Tuesday. The group through its media coordinator, Yahaya…
Cameroon: Paul Biya To Address Cameroonians Today
The Head of State Paul Biya will address the nation on Tuesday September 10 at 8pm, the civil cabinet at the Presidency has announced. The message will be broadcast on radio and television, the Director…
Kenya church bans politicians from fundraisers, MP ‘wanted’…
Police in Kenya have declared a sitting lawmaker “wanted” for his role in a fracas at a church service over the weekend. Local media reported that security heads in the central Muranga county were looking…
Mugabe’s funeral itinerary announced, burial place unknown yet
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s body will lie in state at two different stadiums in the capital city for three days, the information minister said Monday, but she did not announce where he would be…
“I Asked Mugabe & Nkomo To Jointly &…
Father Fidelis Mukonori who was the spiritual adviser to the late founding leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, has said that he advised both Mugabe and former vice president, Joshua Nkomo to address the Gukurahundi massacres…
State to Launch Project to Accelerate Treaty Ratification
The Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice will on Tuesday launch the accelerating of the Ratification and Domestication of African Union Treaties. In a statement on Monday, the launch aims at enhancing…
Mugabe’s body may return to Zimbabwe as burial…
Robert Mugabe's nephew said on Sunday that a delegation was expected to leave Zimbabwe on Monday to collect the hero-turned-despot's body from Singapore where he died two days ago. Mugabe, a guerilla leader who swept…
African Tour: Mauritians Welcome Pope
The Pope arrived in Mauritius on Monday for the last leg of his African tour that has already taken him to Mozambique and Madagascar. The pope is scheduled to say Mass and meet with civil…
South Sudan’s Kiir, Machar meeting to revive stalled…
South Sudan’s political rivals, president Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, are scheduled to meet today, as they seek ways to implement a peace deal signed last year. The two men signed a pact…
Nigerian President To Visit SA To Smooth Over…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to visit South Africa in October to "reinforce strong bonds", following a spate of attacks against West Africans. The Presidency said on Saturday that the two countries would "jointly…
Mugabe Will Be Remembered For Fight Against ‘Imperialism,…
In a letter to President Emerson Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, President Akufo-Addo stated that Mugabe will be remembered for his immense contribution to the liberation of Zimbabwe and Southern Africa from imperialism,…
