Writing to The Economist, Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, outlined the UAE's unshaken commitment toward the peace process in Sudan. The letter underlined the…
Ebola confirmed in Uganda
A case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, ten months after the deadly virus was confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 5-year-old Congolese child, who entered Uganda on June 9 through Bwera…
Tunisia denies rescued refugees access to its ports
A ship carrying 75 refugees has been in stranded in international waters near Tunisia for 11 days after authorities refused to allow it to dock. The Tunisian Red Crescent said on Sunday that an Egyptian…
Botswana: High Court Scraps Anti-Gay Laws
Botswana's High Court has overturned a law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations. Under section 164 of Botswana's Penal Code, same sex relations was an offense that carried a maximum sentence of seven years' imprisonment. The case…
Kenya indefinitely closes border with Somalia, trade ban…
Multiple media sources in Kenya are reporting that the government has closed a border with neighbouring Somalia indefinitely with cross border trade banned in the process. The specific border point is the Lamu County area,…
Tanzanian envoy woos Rwandan business community
Rwandan businesses who operate in Tanzania are optimistic of improved trade flow between the two countries after Tanzania promised to relax some of the Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) that were making business difficult for them. Tanzanian…
Attack in central Mali claims over 100 lives…
Reports indicate that scores of people have been killed in central Mali in what is believed to be a terrorist attack. The local news portal, Mali Jet, said in its report that the incident happened…
Sudan civil disobedience enters day 2, junta denies…
June 10: Day Two of social shutdown Reports indicate that the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum remain largely deserted on Monday, the second day of an indefinite civil disobedience campaign. Many people heeded the call…
Zimbabwean prostitutes demand payment in US dollars
Zimbabwean sex workers are now demanding payment for their services in US dollars as the local currency continues to lose value. According to My Zimbabwe , sex workers say because they need to pay in…
Mahindra wins Gold Award in South Africa for…
India's automobile major Mahindra won the Gold Award here for fairing on various indicators, including level of satisfaction among its network of dealers and the manner of allocation of vehicles to them. Mahindra, which has…
US maize production likely to decline, boosting local…
While the world has been focused on, among other things, the consequences for food prices of the US trade war with China and Mexico, something else happened: It rained. A lot. That will affect US…
Nigerian Court Overturns Ban on Opposition TV, Radio…
A Nigerian radio and television station owned by an opposition politician resumed broadcasting Saturday after a court order temporarily overturned a ban imposed for alleged "inflammatory" content and unpaid licence fees. The Federal High Court…
Terrorists Likely to Attack Ghana: UK Gov’t Warns
Terrorists are likely to attack Ghana, the United Kingdom has warned its citizens, saying it could be "indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners." The UK High Commission in Ghana gave the warning in an…
Sudan Police Fire Tear Gas as Civil Disobedience…
Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at protesters taking part in the first day of a civil disobedience campaign, called in the wake of a deadly crackdown on demonstrators. Protesters gathered tires, tree trunks and…
Sudanese must be resolute, fend off meddlers –…
Presidents of Eritrea and Egypt have asked Sudanese to act responsibly in the midst of a protest push for civilian transition after the ouster in April of long serving Omar Al-Bashir. Isaias Afwerki arrived in…
Niger, Tunisia et al take seats on UN…
Niger and Tunisia were among countries elected as non-permanent members to the Security Council for a period of two years. Seven candidates ran for five seats including Viet Nam ,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, El…
Social shutdown in Sudan amid heavy security deployments
A civil disobedience called by Sudanese protest leaders has taken off across the country according to reports on early Sunday, June 9. Multiple neighbourhoods of the capital Khartoum have been deserted with very little sign…
US Invests 13.5million in Health Sector
The United States government has invested more than $13.5million in Ghana’s health sector, particularly in maternal and child health within the last five years of its support programme for the country. In all, 72 nursing…
Buhari To Open EFCC’s Anti-Corruption Summit In Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, June 11, declare open a National Democracy Day Anti-corruption Summit. Mr. Tony Orilade, EFCC's Acting Head, Media and Publicity made this known in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.…