At least 15 soldiers killed in Niger attack
Fifteen soldiers have been killed in what Niger’s Defense Ministry has described as a “terrorist attack” in the southwest of…
Madagascar arrests generals over plot to kill President
High-ranking army and police officials have been arrested in Madagascar in connection with a failed attempt to kill the country’s…
US firms suspend investment plans in Kenya
US firms have frozen investment plans in Kenya due to uncertainty about a new free trade deal between the two…
Covid-19: Rwanda lifts Kigali lockdown, strict measures remain
Rwanda has lifted a 15-day lockdown effective August 1 and reimposed strict guidelines to contain Covid-19 infections that have been…
Outspoken billionaire Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years in China
A prominent Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, the latest in a string of punishments against…
Ethiopia conflict: Official says hundreds of civilians killed by Afar militia
Officials in Ethiopia’s Somali region on Tuesday said hundreds of civilians were killed after militia forces from the neighbouring Afar…
US supporting Africa to develop its own vaccines
The US government is supporting Africa to develop its own vaccines to increase access and ensure sustainability. Through the International…
Of development projects, Mosques, interchanges and salaried wives
I first heard of the word “Development” many years ago, during the First Republic when Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the…
Olympics opening ceremony director sacked for Holocaust joke
The show director of the Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, one day before the event is due to be…
Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped mothers and children
The authorities in north-west Nigeria say they have freed 100 women and children – mainly mothers nursing infants – who…