Tags GENERAL Anglo American opens $62 million smelting plant in Zimbabwe The $62 million platinum smelter is the country’s first and is part of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s plan to strengthen the
Tags GENERAL Nigeria coach Rohr names provisional 25-man squad for AFCON 2019 Nigeria’s national men’s football team coach Gernot Rohr named a provisional 25-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations
Tags GENERAL Islamic State group claims deadly ambush on Niger soldiers Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group on Thursday claimed responsibility for ambushing a military convoy in the West African
Tags GENERAL South Sudan sacks 40 diplomats for absconding duty South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that it dismissed 40 overseas diplomats for not reporting to work.
Tags GENERAL Nigeria’s Senate approves Central Bank governor for second term Nigerian Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele will serve a second five-year term in office after the Senate unanimously approved his
Tags NEWS Burundi Supreme Court orders seizure of assets of opponents in exile Burundi’s Supreme Court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to opposition activists in exile. The ruling applies to 32
Tags GENERAL ICC postpones hearing of Central African Republic case to September The International Criminal Court postponed the beginning of the confirmation hearing in the case of alleged war crimes and crimes against
Tags GENERAL Army puts backers off multibillion-dollar Zimbabwe platinum mine A plan to build Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum mine at a cost of about $4bn (about R57bn) is floundering because a
Tags GENERAL Kenyan runner Margaret Wambui fears testosterone rules will end career Kenya’s Olympic 800 metres bronze medallist Margaret Nyairera Wambui can feel her career slipping away from her, with no idea
Tags GENERAL Zambia leaders thank Chinese firms for helping create jobs in the region Chinese enterprises in Zambia have been commended for their efforts in supplementing the Zambian government efforts in creating jobs, a