Burundi ruling party picks Ndayishimiye to contest presidential vote
Burundi’s ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, picked its secretary-general, Evariste Ndayishimiye, as its candidate in a presidential election scheduled for May,
Militant attack leaves 15 Malian troops dead
Fifteen members of Mali’s security forces were killed on Sunday by suspected Islamist militants, officials say. The armed militants stormed
Egyptian FM travels to U.S. for final round of talks on Nile dam dispute
Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry has traveled to Washington to participate in the scheduled final round of talks to resolve
Egypt’s FM heads to Washington for Nile dam talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday flew to Washington for talks over the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
President Erdogan embarks on three-nation tour of Africa
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began a three-nation tour of Africa on Saturday, 20 January, aimed at strengthening ties with
Lunar New Year celebrated by Chinese community in Nigeria’s economic hub
It was celebration galore on Saturday at the Tafawa Balewa Square when the Chinese community in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub,
Nigerian northern state confirms one case of Lassa fever
A case of Lassa fever was confirmed at Chikun area of Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna on Saturday, authorities said.
UN says S. Sudanese represent largest refugee population in Ethiopia
South Sudanese nationals represent the largest refugee population in Ethiopia, totalling 329,123 at the end of 2019, according to the
Egypt allocates 3 billion Egyptian pounds to improve roads
Egypt has allocated 3 billion Egyptian pounds (about 190 million U.S. dollars) to implement an emergency plan for developing road
Former regime elements plan to damage oil fields~ Sudan officials
A senior Sudanese official on Saturday said there is a plot by elements of the former regime aiming to damage