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“I will end my term on April 2nd”, Senegal’s president pledges/in /by
Speaking on the public broadcaster Thursday (Feb. 22), Macky Sall has pledged to step down when his term ends. No new date has been announced for the Feb. 25 presidential polls. Protests throughout the weekend will ask the President to hold elections quickly.
Zambia pushes for deal on unresolved debt [Business Africa]/in /by
Zambia still has nearly $7 billion of commercial debt on its books pending resolution. That is despite a deal with bilateral lenders last year which treated over $6 billion. Zambia's trials and tribulations are closely watched by Ethiopia and Ghana who are next in line for debt restructuring
Raw emotions and lots of tears as athletes pay tribute to Kelvin Kiptum/in /by
A memorial service was held in Iten as the late world marathon record holder's casket travelled to his home village ahead of his funeral on Friday.
Kenyans pay tribute to Kelvin Kiptum as his casket heads home for burial/in /by
President William Ruto is expected to attend the funeral service in his parent's home town tomorrow.
Kenya scraps entry fee for South Africans and other foreign nationals/in /by
The move aims to boost tourism and attract business travellers. Previously, all foreign passport holders were subject to visa requirements,
The ordeal of Rafah residents continue as Israel intensifies attacks/in /by
"At around 1:30am (local time) they dropped two shells on us here in Al-Shaboura, and Al-Shaboura is really dense with people and the displaced. And what are those with children supposed to do? The mosque they hit destroyed the entire neighborhood. It’s not just one or two houses, the entire neighbo
Ivory Coast: towards the “remodeling” of the French military presence/in /by
Jean-Marie Bockel, French President Emmanuel Macron's envoy for Africa, spoke on Wednesday with the Ivorian head of state Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, discussing "a remodelling" of the French military presence in Ivory Coast.
Zambia bans maize exports over dry spell/in /by
The Zambian government has imposed restrictions on maize and mealie meal (maize flour) exports in response to an extended dry spell endangering the harvest.
Nigeria’s Yakubu Gowon, the last living founding father of ECOWAS calls for its rescue/in /by
" Neither my generation nor current or future generations will forgive the break-up of our community ". Yakubu Gowon, 89, former Nigerian Head of State 1966- 1975.
Beyoncé becomes the first black woman to top the country music rankings/in /by
Beyoncé has once again made history: the singer became the first black woman to top the Billboard country music chart.