6 Egyptian workers kidnapped en route home from Libya: Foreign Ministry
The Egyptian foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it is looking into the kidnapping in Libya of six Egyptian workers
#KnowYourAfrica: Rwanda change of national language; from French to English overnight!
Overnight, in 2008, the Rwandese government declared English the country’s official language in schools and with the stroke of pen,
#KnowYourAfrica: Kigali’s free Wi-Fi for everyone
In October 2013, the Rwandan government announced it had started to cover the lush green, rolling hills of the capital
Morocco: the second largest plastic bags consumer market in the world puts a ban on plastics
Morocco which comes second after US as the world largest plastic bag consumer has passed a landmark legislation that has
Indian PM Modi says his African visit aimed at enhancing ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his four-nation tour of African countries is aimed at enhancing ties with that
Too short? Twitter users angered by jail term handed to Pistorius for killing girlfriend
South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has today been sentenced to six years in prison for the 2013 murder of his
Mental illness on a high in South Sudan as only two psychiatrists practise
Amnesty International has revealed that South Sudan has only two practising psychiatrists for the nation’s 11 million people, making it
Arsenal’s Iwobi pulls out of Nigeria’s Rio Olympics squad, coach Siasia disappointed.
Arsenal’s Nigerian young superstar Alex Iwobi will not represent his country at the Summer Olympic Games to be held in
Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months in jail for tax fraud
Argentina and Barcelona football superstar Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, the BBC
Gabon encourages citizens to invest in agriculture as oil revenue declines
Gabon government to send Gabonese farmers on training courses in Morocco, Malaysia among other countries as it tries to persuade