Africa
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President urges Africa to harness natural resources
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Africa must harness its vast natural resources and youthful population to strengthen its economic power…
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US to tighten Ebola screening
The US government will increase measures aimed at preventing entry by people exposed to Ebola with a new requirement for…
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Nigeria nears 2,000 repatriations from South Africa
Another 105 Nigerians arrived in Lagos from South Africa on Friday, bringing to 1,926 the number repatriated since June following…
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Over 20 dead after two boats collide on Congo river
At least 22 people have died after two boats collided on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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Burkina Faso’s junta leader opens major gold refinery
Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country’s mineral…
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First female prime minister named in Morocco
Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has been named Morocco’s first female prime minister, after her centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM)…
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African Richest oil refinery Initial Public Offering
Nigeria’s Dangote Group is selling 4.1 billion shares in its oil refinery to raise 2.15 trillion naira ($1.6 billion) in…
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Guinea-Bissau receives over €1m in laboratory equipment
Guinea-Bissau’s National Public Health Laboratory has received laboratory equipment worth more than €1.5 million to strengthen disease detection and the…
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Nigeria Football Federation all resigned
The president, general secretary and executive committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have all resigned, leaving a leadership vacuum…
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Nigeria faith leaders sign peace after Trump remarks
More than 50 Muslim and Christian leaders have signed an interfaith peace accord in Abuja, launching a new body to…
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