• Al-Sisi surrounded by human rights abuses during visit to France

    The French government on Monday provided a boost to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, giving him a warm welcome to France, amid pressure and criticism from rights groups over Egypt’s human rights abuses. The visit of the...

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  • Sudan: Al-Tayar’s editor-in-chief handed six-month jail sentence

    Osman Mirgani, current editor-in-chief of Al-Tayar daily is waiting for police to haul him in jail for six-month after the judiciary Monday sanctioned the daily for publishing an article accusing President Omar Bechir’s family of corruption. Mirgani...

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  • Tanzania: President names Prof Luoga new BoT governor

    President John Magufuli has appointed chairman of the board of Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to head country’s central bank; Bank of Tanzania (BoT). Prof Florens Luoga will assume office from January next year in replacement of outgoing...

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  • Morocco Responds to Algerian FM’s Defamatory Accusations

    Following the verbal accusations uttered by Algerian Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel, during a meeting at the Algerian Business Leaders Forum, who accused Moroccan banks of laundering cannabis money in Africa, the Professional Grouping of Moroccan Banks (GPBM)...

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  • Zimbabwe: WHO rescinds Mugabe appointment over global outrage

    Head of World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has scraped his decision to appoint President Robert Mugabe as the UN branch’s Goodwill ambassador after he faced global outrage following the appointment of the Zimbabwean President. “I...

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  • Somalia: Several people killed in another bomb blast outside Mogadishu

    At least seven people lost their lives Sunday outside capital Mogadishu after a bus carrying farmers, mostly women, was a hit by a roadside bomb, reports say. A minibus was the target of attack which occurred in...

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  • Mali: Eleven soldiers in hands of JNIM request Bamako’s goodwill for their release

    Eleven Malian soldiers kidnapped in several operations in different location last year and this year, have appeared in a video in which they call on President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta to help secure their release. The video recorded...

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  • DRC: Government Official allowed in EU territory despite ban

    The Congolese government spokesperson is sojourning in Brussels despite the ban to land or transit through any member-state of the EU bloc. Lambert Mende who officiates as cabinet minister of communication and media is part of a...

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  • Extra UN Peacekeepers Needed for CAR

    The United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres is seeking another 900 peacekeeping soldiers that would join efforts to stabilize the Central African Republic and protect civilians in the country. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he hoped the...

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  • South Africa Airways: The New Cabinet Reshuffles Top Managers

    The South African government has undertaken some changes at the head of country’s national carrier South Africa Airways (SAA) nose-diving into utter losses. The new changes targeted President Zuma’s ally Dudu Myeni who was replaced by Johannes...

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