Nigeria hikes tax to fund budget
Nigeria plans to raise around 25.1 billion dollars in taxes to fund its 30 billion dollar budget. With revenue from
Kenya and Israel seek closer ties to counter terrorism threat
Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is on a three day visit to Israel. Earlier on Tuesday he met with Israeli President
Space programs springing up across Africa
Ethiopia is one step closer to creating its very own national space agency. The privately funded 3 million dollar Entoto observatory
Nigerian President to travel to China next month for a 2 Billion dollar loan
An advance team headed by the finance minister is expected to travel to Negotiate the loan and President Buhari would
Continuing insecurity in north east Nigeria could lead to starvation
UN protection chief Volker Turk – visiting one of the regions hardest hit by the Boko Haram troubles. Local authorities
Libya faces severe shortages of life-saving medicine
The United Nations humanitarian co-ordinator for Libya, says the North African country could run out of life-saving medicines within weeks,
Niger opposition rejects initial election result
Opposition parties in Niger have rejected provisional results from Sunday’s presidential elections that showed incumbent Mahamadou Issofou to be leading.
Egyptian Woman Becomes First Female Football Referee
Sarah Samir has sent shockwaves throughout Egypt’s footballing society, shattering social taboos by becoming the first female to referee in
Police arrest man walking naked at Nashville airport
Police on Sunday arrested a man at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee, US, for stripping and walking completely naked around
Nigerian navy recovers hijackjed oil tanker after fierce shoot-out
Nigeria’s navy has recovered a Saudi Arabian oil tanker that had been hijacked on February 18, killing one of the