Madagascar’s Rajaonarimampianina transfers power to Rajoelina ahead of swearing in
Outgoing Madagascar president Hery Rajaonarimampianina has handed over power to newly elected head of state Andry Rajoelina. The transfer of
Rwanda’s Bralirwa starts local Heineken brewing
Rwanda’s biggest brewer, Bralirwa, has started production of Heineken beer at its plant in the country’s western Gisenyi province, in
China motor firm launches regional operation center in Kenya
Chinese automotive firm Beiqi Foton Motor on Friday launched an operation center in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to facilitate its
Five suspects arrested, arraigned in connection to Dusit D2 attack
A Canadian national and four Kenyans arrested as part of the investigation into Tuesday’s hotel attack in Nairobi made their
China, Equatorial Guinea pledge to strengthen ties
The President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema met with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative Yang Jiechi on
DRC rejects African Union call to delay final election result
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday rejected an African Union demand to delay announcing final results from its
Prosecutors win last-ditch effort to keep Gbagbo in custody
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Cote D’Ivorie President Laurent Gbagbo and a former government minister
Algeria holds elections in April, no word on whether Bouteflika wants a fifth term
Algeria will hold a presidential election on April 18, the presidency said on Friday, although it did not say whether
Ethiopia allows almost 1 million refugees to leave camps and work
Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to approve a law giving almost 1 million refugees the right to work and
Sudan’s PM inaugurates Youth Markets to control price hikes
Sudan’s Prime Minister Mutaz Musa on Thursday inaugurated the “Youth Markets” at the Green Square here as part of community