Côte d’Ivoire prepares to say goodbye to DJ Arafat
More than 100,000 people are expected to pack Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium on Friday for a tribute to DJ Arafat. The
Guinea-Bissau incumbent Vaz to seek re-election
Guinea-Bissau President José Mario Vaz, announced on Thursday he would be seeking re-election in November. “I will be a candidate
Nigeria plans to boost oil output in 2020
Nigeria can easily boost its oil production next year to at least 2.5 million barrels a day, according to the
2nd largest Ebola outbreak has now claimed more than 2000 lives
The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday,
Second Ebola outbreak confirmed in western Uganda
Uganda’s ministry of health announced late on Thursday a second Ebola outbreak in the western district of Kasese, about 472
Drought taking a toll on farmers and livestock in Bostwana
Around 38,000 livestock depend on the waters of Lake Ngami in northern Botswana, but the animals — like the lake
Kenya loses its fight to place UN sanctions on al-Shabaab
Six UN Security Council members on Wednesday blocked a move to label Somali jihadist group Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization
Tullow’s Uganda oil deal with CNOOC,Total falls apart
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and France’s Total have decided to drop the plan to purchase Tullow’s stake in
Ethiopia’s Sidama region holds autonomy vote in November
Ethiopia on Thursday granted its ethnic Sidama community a referendum in November on self-determination, with a view to creating the
Ethiopian Airlines hails online-visa platform
The Ethiopian Airlines Group on Thursday commended Ethiopia’s recently introduced e-visa platform for augmenting the East African country’s potential as