Tag: INTERNATIONAL
Ethiopia, France Sign Military, Navy Deal, Turn ‘New Page’ In Ties
Ethiopia
And France Agreed Their First Military Cooperation Accord On Tuesday, A Deal
That Includes Helping The Landlocked Nation Build A Navy, As Paris Seeks To
Boost...
Algeria: Pressure Mounts On Ailing Bouteflika, As Lawyers Protest
Hundreds
of Lawyers marched in the Algerian capital Algiers on Thursday in the latest
protest against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s decision to seek a
fifth term in...
Tanzania: 65 Witdoctors Arrested, In Ritual Killing Probe
Police
in Tanzania have arrested 65 witchdoctors doctors suspected of involvement in
the barbaric ritualistic killings of children in the south-west and northern
part of the country.This
follows...
D.R. Congo: Tshisekedi Pledges To Free Political Prisoners
The new president of the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners within
the next 10 days.Tshisekedi made the...
#Breaking: Senegal’s President Macky Sall Wins Second Term
Senegalese President Macky Sall is re-elected as the country's leader without the need for a second round of voting, the country's electoral commission announced...
Algeria: Protests Against Boutefika’s Running For Fifth Term
Students in Algeria have taken to the streets to
protest against President Abdelaziz Boutefika’s bid for a fifth term in office.Pictures on social media showed...
Sudan Protest Hub: Bashir Appoints Defence Minister New First VP
The
Sudanese presidency on Saturday announced the appointment of Defence Minister
Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf as the first vice President and will remain the
Defence Minister.President
Omar...
2019 Polls: African Union Says Elections Generally Peaceful, Orderly
The
Head of the African Union, AU Observation Mission, former Prime Minister of
Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn has said that Saturday’s presidential and
National Assembly elections were generally...
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...
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...
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...
