Zimbabwe: Citizens Queue Outside Banks As New Currency Begins Trading
Zimbabweans
queued outside banks in Harare on Friday as the central bank opened trading of
a new currency known as RTGS dollars.Central
Bank Governor John Mangudya said...
Saturday’s Election: U.S, Canada Urge Nigerians To Make Saturday’s Elections Peaceful,...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s top
Foreign Policy Advisor John Bolton has urged Nigerians to ensure that the
Saturday’s elections are peaceful.Bolton said this in a tweet...
Sudan: Security Forces Arrest 12 Opposition Leaders Ahead Of Protest
Sudanese security forces arrested at least 12
opposition leaders ahead ofa planned protest against the regime of Sudanese
President Omar al-Bashir, an opposition member.A senior member...
Trafficking: 2 Suspects Nabbed As 164 Nigerians Return From Libya
Two suspected human traffickers were on Friday
apprehended fortrafficking some Nigerians to Libya with the promise
of taking them toEurope.The suspects were apprehended after they were...
South Sudan: Concern Grows Over Fighting
There
is growing international concern about fighting between rival armed groups in
South Sudan.Thousands
of people have fled over the border to the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Zambia Political Violence: Opposition To Take President Lungu At ICC
Zambia Political Violence: Opposition To Take President
Lungu At ICCOpposition parties in Zambia are accusing President Edgar
Lungu of presiding over political violence against his rivals,...
Money Laundering: EU Blacklists Six African Countries
The European Union has published a list of countries
whose banking systems have loopholes that could facilitate money laundering,
illicit financial flows, terrorism financing and more...
Zimbabwe: Opposition Figure Fined For Claiming Poll Win
A Zimbabwe court Monday convicted leading opposition
figure Tendai Biti of an election crime and fined him for announcing his own
results for presidential polls last...
Zimbabwe: 8 Gold Miners Rescued On Saturday
In Zimbabwe, the rescue of
eight illegal miners on Saturday renewed hope for about 70 people who were
earlier this week trapped in flooded shafts, in...
South Sudan: United Nations Reports Horrific Sexual Violence Against Women
Women and girls continue to suffer high levels
of conflict-related sexual violence in South Sudan, even though warring parties
signed a peace deal.The United Nations High...
Bleaching Cream: Rwandan Authorities Seize Products Worth $46,000 In Joint Crackdown
Rwandan Investigation Bureau has seized skin
bleaching products and other illegal products worth 46 thousand dollars in a joint
operation conducted in different parts of the...
Deportees: NEMA Receives 160 Nigerians From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA
has received another batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya.Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA
Idris Muhammed, confirmed the development...
Presidential Poll: Foreign Observers Laud INEC’s Preparations In Kano
A Group of foreign observers from South
Africa, Pan Africa Women Project which arrived in Kano to monitor the general
elections, has commended the level of...
2019 Polls: German Foundation Urges Journalists To Be Honest In Their...
A German foundation Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
has urged media practitioners in the Nigeria to be honest in their reportage of
the 2019 general poll.The foundation’s Resident Representative in
Nigeria,...
Kenya: Light Aircraft Crashes, Killing 5
A light aircraft crashed in Kenya’s Kericho County on Wednesday, killing five people.The aircraft was flying from Keekorok, about 250 kilometres South-West of the...
South Sudan: 120 Child Soldiers Freed
An armed group in South Sudan released 119 child soldiers on Tuesday, according to the United Nations Children’s fund UNICEF.Forty eight of the...
Election: UK To Deploy 100 Observers In 15 States
The United Kingdom says it will deploy more than 100 observers across 15 states for the elections in Nigeria.The British High Commissioner to Nigeria,...
