Tags GENERAL Economists question Tanzania’s withdrawal from international arbitration A decision by the government of Tanzania to amend public-private partnership (PPP) laws and withdraw from international arbitration will scare
Tags GENERAL Kenya president rejects bill to postpone unpopular fuel tax Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday defied parliament by rejecting a finance bill that sought to postpone a widely unpopular
Tags GENERAL Cholera outbreak has killed 55 in Niger: UN A cholera outbreak in Niger has killed 55 people and sickened thousands near the country’s border with Nigeria since July,
Tags NEWS U.S. plans to keep sanctions on Zimbabwe The U.S. says sanctions against Zimbabwe will remain until the new government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrates it is “changing
Tags GENERAL DR Congo plans special economic zone for cobalt users The Democratic Republic of Congo plans to establish special economic zones for companies that manufacture goods from the country’s minerals,
Tags GENERAL Cameroon asks Facebook to help beat fake news as election looms The government of Cameroon is now soliciting the services of Facebook to help fight the spread of fake news and
Tags GENERAL UN renews Libya mission but no date for elections The UN Security Council on Thursday extended its political mission in Libya for a year but did not endorse a
Tags GENERAL President George Weah becomes ‘oldest international footballer’ ever Liberian President George Weah,51, has become the oldest footballer to feature in a competitive international game following his appearance in
Tags NEWS Zimbabwe cholera deaths at 24, drugs resistant: WHO The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to 24 with first-line antibiotics struggling to treat the
Tags GENERAL Malian ‘Spiderman’ officially granted French citizenship The Malian migrant who scaled an apartment building in Paris to rescue a baby that was dangling from a balcony