Sudan to establish new civilian-led transitional government on April 11/in /by
Speaking at a news conference broadcasted by Sudan's state-run SUNA news agency on Sunday (Mar.19), Khalid Omar said a finalized political settlement, first agreed upon last December, would be inked on April 1st. A new transitional constitution would be signed days later, he said.
Lagos governor re-elected in victory for Nigeria ruling party/in /by
Governors are powerful positions in Nigeria, with some controlling state budgets larger than those of several African nations.
Gunmen kill 9 Chinese at mine in Central African Republic/in /by
The attack took place on Sunday at around 5am local time (0400 GMT) in the Bambari region in the centre of the African country, according to the mayor of the town, Abel Matchipata.
Sudan: West Kordofan ‘Wronged’ By Sudan’s Central Government in Distributing Oil Profits Vs Burdens/in /by
[Dabanga] El Fula -- The executive mechanism of the oil fields in Sudan's West Kordofan said that the region faced injustice at the hands of the central government as the state's population did not benefit proportionally from the wealth generated by oil production but did suffer from the health problems and environmental damage it causes.
In Zimbabwe, wild mushroom trade supplements family incomes/in /by
Zimbabwe's rainy season brings a bonanza of wild mushrooms, which many rural families feast upon and sell to boost their incomes. But the bounty also comes with danger as each year there are reports of people dying after eating poisonous fungi.
Côte d’Ivoire’s fashion week showcases 30 African designers/in /by
It was all glitz and glamour at the 16th annual Afrik Fashion Week which took place this week in Côte d'Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan.
Project in Burundi aims to make access to clean water available to all/in /by
The dream of a group of young Burundians who are producing chlorine locally is that everyone should have access to clean drinking water.
Britain defends “compassionate” Rwanda asylum plan/in /by
Britain's interior minister defended a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda during a visit there Saturday.
Angolan president holds security talks with his DRC counterpart/in /by
Angolan President Joao Lourenco held a three-hour private meeting in Luanda on Saturday with his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi.
Cyclone Freddy: Fears that Malawi’s cholera outbreak will spiral/in /by
Cyclone Freddy has left Malawi, but it has left behind it a trail of destruction and the risk of an unprecedented cholera outbreak.