Tags GENERAL DR Congo, Uganda & Zambia to hold key polls 2016 is set to be a busy year for elections in Africa, with 16 countries preparing to hold national-level elections.
Tags GENERAL UN peacekeepers scale Mt. Kilimanjaro on peace mission Peacekeepers from the UN mission In South Sudan have successfully scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the tallest mountain on the
Tags GENERAL C.A.R voters await results of landmark elections Voters and the international community are still awaiting the results of Wednesday’s landmark election in the Central African Republic. Partial
Tags GENERAL US condemns Kagame’s decision to bid for third term in office The United States (US) has condemned Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame’s decision to run for a third term in 2017, saying
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe local businesses and citizens welcomes new currency In the suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare lies a Chinese invested shopping mall. The Horizon Ivato Supermarket is jointly managed
Tags GENERAL Sub-Saharan economies set to slow to 3.7% in 2015 2015 was an uphill journey for Africa’s economies, worsened by a slump in commodity prices and a strengthening dollar. As
Tags GENERAL Many Algerian youth in football mad country are embracing rugby It’s a familiar scene – players on the field in Algeria’s green and white singing the national anthem. But not
Tags GENERAL Moroccan-born Spaniard hopes to compete for his country of birth Over 10,000 runners took to the Catalan streets on new year’s eve for the 10km Nassos Race. For Abdelaziz Merzougui
Tags GENERAL Ethiopia government reallocates savings to deserving projects As global crude prices continue to drop, many African countries that rely on crude imports are experiencing some relief on
Tags GENERAL Students killed in a grenade attack at a university in the south of Ethiopia Police have reportedly arrested several suspects involved in a grenade attack that left two students dead and six injured. The attack