Africa

Cabinet supports SAA restructuring plan, okays equity sale

South African government supports restructuring proposals for SAA that include job cuts as well as the introduction of equity partners…

June 26, 2020

Nigeria: APC risks disintegration-Buhari

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress is facing the risk of disintegration amid an internal crisis and rival claims to its…

June 26, 2020

Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan

Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering…

June 26, 2020

Breaking: Gambia’s justice minister resigns

Gambia’s renowned justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou, who established a probe to investigate abuses under the country’s ex-dictator and spearheaded the…

June 26, 2020

Gunmen kidnap 10 aid workers in Niger

Unidentified gunmen have abducted 10 humanitarian aid workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their…

June 26, 2020

US slams Tanzania for opposition members arrest

The U.S. criticized Tanzania’s arrest of eight opposition leaders during their party meeting on Wednesday, saying the action stifles democratic…

June 26, 2020

I’m not a ritualist – Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has reacted to comments alleging that he is a ritualist. Kanayo said that contrary…

June 26, 2020

Ghana apologises to Nigeria for demolition at embassy

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has apologized to his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari following the illegal building demolition on the premises…

June 25, 2020

NEWS: DR Congo police clash protesters around parliament

Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally…

June 25, 2020

DR Congo declares end to Ebola in the east

Congolese Health Minister Eteni Longondo on Thursday officially proclaimed the end of the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of…

June 25, 2020

Business: Kenya and South Africa dominate Africa’s private equity fund

Kenya has attracted Venture Capital deals worth Sh74.3 billion in the past five years, second highest in Africa after South…

June 25, 2020

Zimbabwe: Churches, chiefs join Covid-19 taskforce

Government has roped in other stakeholders such as churches and traditional leaders to sit on the Covid-19 taskforce as part…

June 25, 2020

Kenya: KRA to focus on debt recovery to bridge revenue collection gap

Kenya Revenue Authority plans to enhance debt recovery to help it meet its revenue collection targets. KRA's Commissioner for Domestic…

June 25, 2020

Music industry is demonic – Vanessa Mdee makes clarification on career exit

Popular singer, Vanessa Mdee, has made clarifications on her exit from the music industry. Some days ago, Mdee through her…

June 25, 2020

Ex-Algerian prime minister jailed 12 years for corruption

An Algerian criminal court sentenced a former prime minister and energy minister to prison on corruption charges, in the latest…

June 24, 2020

South Africa urges creditors to back rescue plan

South Africa’s public enterprises ministry on Wednesday urged creditors to back a rescue plan for cash-strapped South African Airways (SAA).…

June 24, 2020

Malawi election commission appeals for calm as it tallies votes

Malawi’s electoral commission appealed for “peace and calm” on Wednesday as it counted ballots following a historic poll to re-elect…

June 24, 2020

Gambia denies plans to relax homosexuality laws

The Gambia said on Tuesday that it would neither decriminalise homosexuality nor review its laws, following weeks of controversy over…

June 24, 2020

Gabon MPs vote to decriminalise homosexuality

Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in…

June 24, 2020

Sports: Three TS Galaxy Players Test Positive For COVID-19

GladAfrica Championship outfit TS Galaxy have announced that three of their players have tested positive for Covid-19. After Kaizer Chiefs…

June 24, 2020

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