Algeria’s powerful army chief, Lt.-Gen. Ahmed Salah, who was instrumental in bringing down long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has died of a heart attack, state media reported on Monday. The 79-year-old’s death comes at a time of mass protests across Africa’s largest country, with many Algerians demanding that the ruling elite relinquish power and the influential […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for a second term at the helm of the institution. The decision was announced at the end of the fifty-sixth ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held on Saturday […]
A new report released by Standard Chartered Bank now reveals that with a wealth expectancy of 63.6 million shillings($626,421) many Kenyans will fall short of their aspirations.According to the report, by 60 years of age, 66 percent of Kenya’s savers will be less than half way to achieving their wealth aspiration, while almost a third […]
The presence of French troops in the Sahel under the so-called Barkhane Operation happened on the “expressed request” of the leaders of the G5 Sahel states, President Emmanuel Macron has said by Assane Seydou “I cannot accept to send our soldiers on the ground, in countries where this request is not clearly accepted and where […]
Kenya Tea Development Agency managed factory tea prices rose by 1.74 percent to close at $2.64 per kilogram (kg) of made tea during the last auction of 2019 compared to $2.59 per kg at the same period last year, the KTDA disclosed on Monday.This is against the backdrop of a fall in global tea prices […]
Africa is the best place in the world for wild life safari and known for the big five game animals. Maasai Mara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro are the well famous national parks in Africa to see big wild animals such as Greater kudu bull,nile monitor, Gorillas,Ostrich and Gemsbok. Cheetah Cheetah also known as hunting leopard, mainly […]
Egypt will begin importing natural gas from the Israeli regime by mid-January 2020, a senior industry source says. The unnamed source, who was quoted by Reuters on Sunday, added that Israel’s gas exports to the Arab country would gradually reach 7 billion cubic meters. Last year, the Egyptian company, Dolphinus Holdings, signed a landmark deal […]
Four mosques were set on fire by some angry Chritians in Mota town of northern Ethiopia after a church was set ablaze by unidentified people. A religious dispute also broke in the town after the incident.The dispute began on Friday as unidentified people set the Saint George Orthodox Church on fire which was put under-control […]
The West African Economic and Monetary Union has agreed with France to a number of changes to the CFA franc currency, including a new name, Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara said Saturday, as the West African bloc inches closer to a split from the French-backed currency. The monetary union will move its currency reserve from […]
With barely three weeks to go to the annual CAF Awards, the top three contenders for all award categories were revealed today. Some of the notable names who missed out of the top three contenders include Jude Odion Ighalo and Coach Genort Rohr who were nominated for African Player of the year and African Men’s […]
Thousands of well-wishers turned out on Saturday to welcome former Central African Republic president Francois Bozize on his return from exile. Bozize, who was ousted in a 2013 coup, was making his first public appearance nearly a week after returning to the country following six years away. Bozize climbed on to the back of a […]
President Emmanuel Macron said French forces had “neutralised” several dozen jihadists in Mali on Saturday, as he visited West Africa with a pledge to give new force to the battle against Islamist militants in the region. The operation involving teams of commandos and attack helicopters in the flashpoint city of Mopti in central Mali came […]
Stonebwoy has provided the perfect response to a cluster of people who label him as stingy. The President of one of the biggest fanbase in Ghana- Bhim Nation posted on Snapchat that people who are always fond of begging for money are the ones who see him as ungenerous. “Everyday someone is stingy, you too […]
A Belgian court on Friday sentenced a former Rwandan official convicted of genocide for his part in his country’s 1994 massacres to 25 years in prison. Fabien Neretse, an agricultural engineer, was arrested in France in 2011 and was found guilty of genocide and war crimes on Thursday after a trial in the Brussels high […]
The United States on Friday lifted Sudan from a blacklist for religious freedom violations, even as it issued warnings to Nigeria, Cuba and Nicaragua. Sudan was the only nation removed from the State Department’s annual list of “countries of particular concern,” which are subject to sanctions if they do not better protect religious liberty. Civilian […]
Liberian president George Weah has pointed out that his administration is presiding over an economic hardship because it inherited a broken economy.He cited challenges he inherited that have impeded his administration’s economic growth as debts such as US$9 million Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) bills, US$65 million loans owed commercial banks, and a low balance of […]
British Hollywood star Idris Elba has been granted Sierra Leonean citizenship during his first ever visit to his fatherland.Elba was issued a Sierra Leonean diplomatic passport on Friday at a small ceremony at State House in Freetown by President Julius Maada Bio. Elba arrived in the country on Wednesday for a four-day visit the government […]
The Executive Board of IMF approved a three-year $2.9 billion financing package to help Ethiopia implement its homegrown economic reform plan to maintain macroeconomic stability and improve living standards.The financing package, supported by IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and Extended Fund Facility (EFF), “aims to support the authorities’ implementation of their ambitious reform agenda and […]
Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria’s north east have sentenced Nigeria into a spot in the United States Special Watch List (SWL) for governments that have engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom. Nigeria joins Russia, Cuba, Sudan, and Uzbekistan on the list. According to a statement signed and released by US Secretary of […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo has earmarked a budget of $6 million to commemorate the first anniversary of President Felix Tshisekedi’s accession to power. According to the government, it is imperative for the country to celebrate a democratic and peaceful alternation of power. The decision has, however, sparked mixed reactions and opposition backlash. “This is […]