Tanzania drafts bill to increase health insurance coverage
The Tanzanian government is drafting a bill that will make it mandatory for every person to be covered by health
Tanzania President orders army to buy cashew nuts
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ordered the army to buy up the entire country’s crop of cashew nuts after private
Pope Francis to visit Morocco in March
Pope Francis is set to tour Morocco in March 2019, the Vatican has announced. The Director of the Holy See
Seasoning adverts stir questions in Nigeria about gender roles
Adverts in Nigeria depicting career women gleefully juggling their job with kitchen duties have sparked a heated debate about gender
Egypt’s retired soccer star sentenced to 1 year in prison
An Egyptian court has sentenced Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country’s greatest all-time soccer players, to a year’s imprisonment for
Kenyatta wants Kenya to move to 100% green energy by 2020
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has set 2020 as a target date for Kenya to achieve a 100 percent transition to
Tunisia opens first Confucius Institute
Tunisia’s first Confucius Institute (Institute of Chinese Language and Culture) opened classroom on Monday at the Higher Institute of
South Africa’s MTN to apply for mobile money license in Nigeria
MTN Group will apply for a mobile banking licence in Nigeria and plans to launch a service there next year,
Egypt planning 20 new ‘smart’ cities to improve quality of life
Urban planning experts believe that the construction of 20 new cities of the fourth generation will help improve life quality,
U.N. Security Council expected to lift sanctions on Eritrea
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted