New Zimbabwean Govt. declares Mugabe’s birthday as public holiday
November 27, 2017 Former President Robert Mugabe’s birthday, Feb. 21, is now a public holiday after the Zimbabwean Government gazetted it as Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, the state-controlled…
Namibia’s President Geingob elected leader of ruling SWAPO party
November 27, 2017 Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party elected Hage Geingob as its president at the weekend, the party said on Monday. Geingob, president of Namibia since 2015 but acting president…
UN says militants kill Egyptian peacekeeper in CAR
November 27, 2017 The UN says suspected Christian militias killed an Egyptian UN peacekeeper and wounded three others in an attack in southern Central African Republic (CAR). The UN said…
gynecologist advertising abortion on website gets fined
November 24, 2017 German Gynecologist, Kristina Haenel, was fined 7,150 dollars by a court in that country on Friday, after being found guilty of “advertising’’ abortion by providing information about…
Tunes of unity ring through Zimbabwe as Mnangagwa pledges to be ‘President of all citizens’
Newly inaugurated Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, may belong to the old guard but he sure knows his onions when it comes to contemporary leadership. The 75-year-old veteran of the liberation…
France seeks wider berth in Africa as Macron visits Ghana, others
Barely six months into office, President Emmanuel Macron is already preparing for his third visit to sub-Saharan Africa. Yet while the energetic young leader is eager to reshape France’s relationship…
Update: Death toll in Egypt Mosque attack now 235
Death toll has risen to 235 in a militants’ attack on a mosque in Egypt’s north Sinai region on Friday, state television has announced. Militants detonated a bomb and shot…
China to cut import tariffs on some consumer products from Dec 1
November 24, 2017 China’s finance ministry said on Friday that it would cut import tariffs on some consumer products from Dec. 1. Tariffs on some consumer products including food, health…
Nigeria emerges as new Chair of GGC
November 23, 2017 Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja emerged as the new Chair of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC). At the 4th Assembly of Heads of State and Government…
Google admits collecting Android users’ locations even when devices are disabled
November 23, 2017 Google admits to collecting Android users’ locations even when devices are disabled, a Quartz investigation reported on Thursday. “It seems quite intrusive for Google to be collecting…