Africa
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34Security forces must be held accountable for the brutal assault on human rights – Amnesty International
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens more injured by the security forces since protests began on 14 January Amnesty...
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49suspected militants attacked leaves 15 dead in Nairobi Hotel
Suspected militants have attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi, killing at least 15 people. The compound in the Westlands district of...
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99African Energy Chamber endorses the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit 2019
The African Energy Chamber proudly endorses the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit to be held in Abuja’s International Conference Centre on January 27-30, 2019....
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70Ghana to impose tax on anointing oil, stickers, other religious merchandise
Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority has revealed plans to impose taxes on anointing oil, stickers and other merchandise...
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93Africa Economic Conference 2018 focusses on Africa Visa Openness and integration
For millions of ordinary travellers, inter-African travel is still too often a nightmare. Be it border hassles, lack of road or air...
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92Private Sector urged to invest in Africa’s Transboundary Infrastructure Projects
Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Adeyemi assured potential investors that “your money is safe” A senior adviser on regional integration and...
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107African leaders call for investment in smart cities amid climatic shocks
There is a need for governments across Africa to commit additional resources to establish climate resilient cities, leaders said on Tuesday at...
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81Over 1000 exhibitors confirmed for Intra-African Trade Fair 2018 – 26
Exhibitor registrations for the inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2018) taking place in Cairo in December has reached 1,054, surpassing the target...
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84Democratic Republic of the Congo begins first-ever multi-drug Ebola trial
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today announced that a randomized control trial has begun to...
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106Statistics is the ‘new oil’ our leaders must exploit, says ECA’s Chinganya
“Statistics is the new oil that our leaders must, henceforth, harness to engineer business processes on the continent,” said Oliver Chinganya, Director...
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86Communiqué on the Chairperson’s visit to Benin
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, ended his two-day visit to the Republic of Benin, yesterday 23...
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93Billionaire #MohammedDewji told cops kidnappers ‘treated him very well’
Africa’s youngest billionaire, snatched a week ago off the street outside a luxury hotel in Tanzania, has returned back home safely, police...
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1459-year-old children involved in prostitution in Central Region – UCC lecturer
A Senior Lecturer of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr Georgina Oduro has revealed...
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103DRC police ‘detain’ five journalists over critical reporting
Five journalists at a newspaper in the Democratic Republic of Congo were “abducted” after publishing articles about alleged misappropriation of rations for...
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96First UK-Ghana Business Council seeks to boost trade and investment
Foreign Office and DFID Minister Harriett Baldwin returned to Ghana to launch the UK-Ghana Business Council, which met for the first time...
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93Cameroon Presidential Election: US Calls For Calm
The United States reiterates its neutrality with respect to Cameroonians’ right to choose their leader and calls for calm and the careful,...
