Kenya’s ruling party dismisses calls for constitutional amendments to create new posts
By Diana Rose Wairumbi Kenya’s ruling Party has dismissed muted calls for the amendment of the Constitution to create new
Guinea Bissau parliament meets for the first time in two years
Guinea Bissau’s parliament met Thursday for the first time in nearly two years after the appointment of a consensus prime
Angola passes law to attract foreign investment
Angola on Thursday passed a law scrapping rules that previously forced foreign investors to partner with local firms, as President
Ethiopia’s PM cabinet list ratified by parliament
Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister on Thursday presented part of his new ministerial cabinet during his first appearance in parliament since
King Mswati III changes his kingdom’s name from Swaziland to eSwatini
The landlocked southern African monarch of Swaziland has had its name changed to Kingdom of eSwatini. King Mswati III made
Burundi’s lawmakers pass bill allowing search without warrant
Burundi’s National Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill seeking to allow the police to conduct random searches in residential areas
UK re-opens investigation into alleged Genocide criminals
The U.K. has re-opened investigations into five key suspects from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The fresh police inquiries follow
Syrian-born German linked to 9/11 attacks arrested
A Syrian-born German linked to the 11 September 2001 U.S. attack has reportedly been arrested by Kurdish fighters and is
Ethiopia’s parliament appoints Muferiat Kamil as new speaker
Muferiat Kamil, a former Minister of Women’s Affairs has been chosen by the Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives as its
Plans to aid Africa cocoa farmers facing multiple hurdles
Global chocolate makers are buying more cocoa sourced through schemes aimed at stamping out poverty. For many chocolate producers the