​  ​ Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first athlete to clock under 57 minutes in the half-marathon. Racing in […]
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White South Africans Rally in Support of Trump’s Anti-expropriation Stance Â
​  ​ Dozens of White South Africans, many from the Afrikaner community, gathered outside the US Embassy in Pretoria to show solidarity with President Donald […]
Liberian President Suspends 450 Officials in Bold Anti-corruption Move Â
​  ​ Liberian President Joseph Boakai has ordered the suspension of over 450 top government officials without pay for failing to declare their assets, as […]
M23 Rebels Capture Eastern Congo’s South Kivu City Â
​  ​ M23 rebels have seized Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, further expanding their control in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bukavu, […]
Uganda Offers to Transfer Opposition Leader’s Military Trial to Civilian Court Â
​  ​ Uganda’s government has announced it will transfer the case of jailed opposition figure Kizza Besigye from a military tribunal to a civilian court, […]
Egypt Developing Gaza Reconstruction Plan that Does not Displace Palestinians Â
​  ​ Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the president of Egypt, has affirmed that his country is putting together a comprehensive strategy to rebuild the Gaza Strip […]
Nigeria Urges Respectful Deportation Process for 85 Citizens from US Â
​  ​ Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has appealed for a dignified process in the planned deportation of 85 Nigerians from […]
Mauritius’ Ex-Prime Minister Granted Bail on Money Laundering Accusations Â
​  ​ Former Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been granted bail by a magistrate in the country’s capital, Port Louis. Detectives from the state-run […]
Togo’s Ruling Party Sweeps Upper House Election Following Opposition Boycott Â
​  ​ President Faure Gnassingbé’s Union for the Republic, Togo’s ruling party, has secured 34 out of 41 seats in the country’s newly formed Senate, […]
Nigeria’s Dangote Invests $400 Million for Expansion of Ethiopian Cement Plant Â
​  ​ Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has announced a new investment of $400 million to expand the Mugher cement plant in Ethiopia, […]