French president visiting Ivory Coast, Niger over weekend
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Ivory Coast Friday evening, where he shared a holiday meal with French forces ,
Libya’s eastern-based army kills 5 gov’t soldiers
Five soldiers from UN-backed government forces on Friday were killed in airstrikes launched by Libya’s eastern-based army in the city
Kenya to impose 16 percent VAT on Uganda milk
Kenya has resolved to impose 16 percent value added tax (VAT) on milk imports from Uganda as part of measures
Sierra Leone grants Idris Elba, wife honorary citizenship
Idris Elba and his wife have been granted honorary citizenship in his late father’s homeland of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leonean
Zimbabwe to spend $133 million on maize subsidies after drought
Zimbabwe will next year spend 2.16 billion Zimbabwe dollars ($133 million) on subsidies for the staple maize meal as
UN reduces soldiers in DR Congo mission
The UN Security Council on Thursday approved a one-year extension of its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
Prince Phillip hospitalized as a ‘precautionary measure’
The Duke of Edinburgh was on Friday admitted to hospital as a “precautionary measure”, Buckingham Palace said. Prince Phillip travelled
U.S. delivers 54 new military vehicles to Djibouti
The United States this week delivered 54 new Humvees to Djibouti as part of a $31-million train-and-equip military partnership between
Belgian prosecutors want 30-year jail term for Rwandan genocide convict
Belgian prosecutors on Friday urged a court to impose a 30-year jail term on a former Rwandan official convicted of
Kenya in line to abolish Boxing Day
Kenya’s cabinet has adopted a proposal that will see Boxing Day replaced by Utamaduni Day (Culture Day), dropping a holiday