Mali militants offers to return U.S. vehicle after attack
A Malian militant group has offered to return a U.S. vehicle abandoned in a deadly attack which left four American
Nigeria, Kenya close to cutting interest rates
It appears both Kenya and Nigeria plan to follow Ghana’s lead and cut rates in the third quarter. The action is
Source: Angola prosecutors charge ex-central bank governor in $500 million fraud case
Angolan Prosecutors have charged former Central Bank governor Valter Filipe da Silva in relation to an alleged US$ 500 million
U.S. sanctions 19 Russians for alleged interference in 2016 election
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on 19 Russians, accusing them of interference in the 2016 U.S. election and alleged
Six cops involved in ‘Marikana massacre’ case granted bail
A South African court granted bail on Thursday to six police officers charged with murder and attempted murder in connection
Kenya Red Cross says 8500 asylum-seekers flee Ethiopia
The Kenya Red Cross says more than 8,500 Ethiopians have crossed the border into Kenyan territory seeking asylum from conflict
Kigali mosques banned from using loudspeakers
Rwanda has banned the use of loudspeakers by mosques in the capital Kigali, meant to call worshippers to prayer. Authorities
Zimbabwe aims to rejoin Commonwealth
Zimbabwe’s government says it is holding consultations on rejoining the Commonwealth, the latest move by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration to
Six dead, 14 injured in Senegal military helicopter crash
Six people were killed and 14 others injured late Wednesday when a Senegalese military helicopter crashed in the south
Mauritius leader refusing to step down
A financial scandal is threatening to unseat Africa’s only female head of state, the president of the Indian Ocean nation