Thousands gather in Togo to protest president
Tens of thousands of demonstrators thronged the streets of the Togolese capital on Saturday, the latest in a series of
President-elect Weah says Liberia ‘open for business’, vows to fight corruption
Liberian President-elect George Weah on Saturday declared the country open to investment and pledged to tackle entrenched corruption, in his
Tunisia Shisha Smoking: 60% of Tunisian smokers also smoke hookah
The hookah is known as Shisha in Tunisia. Everyday, Walid and his friends meet up at a local Hookah cafe
Raid on senator’s home reveals divisions in Somali security forces
Masked men who appeared to be members of the Somali security forces raided the house of a powerful Somali senator
South Africa fuel prices to fall in January because of rand gains
The retail price of petrol and the wholesale price of diesel in South Africa will fall Wednesday because the rand
South Sudan ceasefire brings hope for the new year
In South Sudan, four years of civil war is causing inflation and acute food shortages, despite the creation of a
Zimbabwe police arrest Mugabe ally over ‘tons of beans’ found at farm
Former Zimbabwean Minister of ex-president Robert Mugabe’s cabinet, Makhosini Hlongwane, has been arrested after allegedly failing to account for tons
Egypt sentences ex-President Mursi, 19 others to three years in jail for insulting judiciary
A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 19 others to three years in prison on Saturday,
Zambia president orders military to help fight cholera spread
Zambian President Edgar Lungu has directed the military to help fight the spread of cholera, which has killed 41 people
Mali PM and ministers resign to allow government reshuffle
Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Idrissa Maiga and his government resigned on Friday, the president’s office said, without giving a reason.