A glimpse into Western Sahara [Travel]
Last week I spoke of travel and visa openness on the continent. The visa openness index has revealed that some…
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed visits Jijiga on Oromia-Somali peace mission
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed travelled on Saturday to a region where clashes have displaced nearly a million people, his…
Senegal’s national revenue is in surplus with over 560 billion CFA [Business Africa]
Senegal economic situation Recent statistics released by the Senegalese office of economic planning, policies and finance revealed the national revenue…
Ethiopia’s coffee craze
Ethiopian coffee growers may be facing a threat from khat, but the culture of drinking it anytime is enduring this…
Grace Mugabe: the president’s typist who nearly became Zimbabwe president
The spectacular rise and fall of Zimbabwe’s uncompromising First Lady, Grace Mugabe, had an unusual beginning: an office affair. It…
Sierra Leoneans await official runoff results as APC, SLPP claim victory
The opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) said on Monday that its candidate Julius Maada Bio had won a presidential…
African athletes at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic [Sport]
Sport attention this February shifts to the city of Pyeongchang in South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The…
Experts brainstorm on funding conflict resolution in Africa
Various security experts from around the world are meeting in the Ethiopian city of Bahir Dar, which has been the…
Prayers up for plane crash victims across Algeria
Mosques across Algeria on Friday held absentee funeral prayers for the 257 victims of Wednesday’s military plane crash. Thousands of…
Nigeria: Deadly attacks in the Northeast [The Morning Call]
A new suicide bombing of a mosque in northeastern Nigeria on January 3, killed at least 14 people. The attack…
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi welcomes Sarkozy’s arrest [The Morning Call]
The arrest of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy continues to spark reactions from different quarters including that of Saif Al…
“High risk of Ebola spread” after new outbreak in DRC- WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is preparing for the “worst case scenario” as it responds to the Ebola…
Why African flights are so expensive [Business Africa]
African airlines urged to reduce fares With a population estimated at over a billion, Africa accounts for only 1% of…
Ethiopia parliament ratifies PM Abiy’s first cabinet
Ethiopia’s new prime minister named a cabinet on Thursday that includes the former mining minister as defence minister and retains…
Business for Africa forum kicks off in Egypt
Entrepreneurship is hailed as a key driver for economic growth in Africa and creating an enabling environment for businesses to…
Africanews celebrates 2nd anniversary
Africanews marks two years of broadcasting excellence Africanews is the pan-African news media, unique in its concept and vision. Africanews…
South Sudan govt deny rebel recapture of key Ethiopia border town
The South Sudan army has denied reports that rebels had retaken a border town with Ethiopia barely days after they…
Militants in U.N. disguise explode car bombs, rockets at Mali bases
Militants disguised as U.N. peacekeepers exploded two suicide car bombs and fired dozens of rockets at the French and United…
Spotlight on African tech startups [Hi-Tech on The Morning Call]
We take a look at some emerging African tech startups that have a potential of breaking through the global market.…
Japan-Africa: Fostering human resources in DRC
Despite the efforts made in this last 10 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a fragile country. Its development…
Opposition protests continue in Kenya hours to election rerun
Kenyan police used bullets and teargas on Tuesday to disperse a small demonstration in Nairobi two days before elections, as…
U.K. economic assistance to Zimbabwe will be hinged on democratic progress
Britain could take steps to stabilise Zimbabwe’s currency system and extend a bridging loan to help it clear World Bank…
Equatorial Guinea main opposition party dissolved
Equatorial Guinea’s main opposition party, Citizens for Innovation (CI), has been dissolved. According to the country’s Deputy Attorney General Anatalio…
U.K. strongly supports new Zimbabwe’s Commonwealth re-entry plans
Britain said on Friday it would strongly support Zimbabwe’s re-entry to the Commonwealth and praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for impressive…
Robert Mugabe resigns as president of Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe has finally resigned as president of Zimbabwe, a week after the army took over power and placed him…
Congo security forces killed at least 34 in anti-Kabila protests – HRW
Security forces in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 34 people during protests this week against President Joseph Kabila’s…
Kenya’s president leads by a wide margin in early results
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has won over 96 percent of the votes counted so far from Thursday’s re-run election, according…
African governments challenged to catch up with technological advancements
African governments have been challenged to go beyond mere rhetoric and show real commitment towards the advancement of science and…
The Female boxers of Goma, DRC
Uppercut, left hook, jabs and what more? It’s about different power punches, defense and skill. For those who do not…
Morocco severs ties with Iran over supporting Western Sahara independence mov’t
Morocco has severed diplomatic ties with Iran over Tehran’s support for the Polisario Front, a Western Sahara independence movement, the…
Liberia: George Weah’s presidential victory [The Morning Call]
From the football pitch to the presidential place. Former football star George Weah won the December 26 presidential runoff with…
Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigns [The Morning Call]
Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn has resigned. State media FBC reported Mr Desalegn tendered his letter to the House of…
Eq. Guinea: Africa Economic Congress 2017 kicks off in Malabo
Growth and production should go hand in hand, but countries in the continent are struggling to make that a reality.…
African migrants settle in Libya
Dozens of African migrants are picking up new jobs in Libya after their journeys to Europe were cut short. These…
Global business of secondhand clothes thrive in Africa [Business Africa]
It’s big business* Heaps of clothes, scorching heat and choking dust, hawkers chanting prices, competing for the attention of shoppers,…
Ugandan police discover radicalization center, kill 2, free 100 women and kids
Security officials in Uganda say, police have shot dead two men ,arrested dozens and released about 100 women and children…
Army takes charge in Zimbabwe [The Morning Call]
We begin with Zimbabwe where the military has read out a statement on the country’s national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it…
Lyon hosts African agricultural fair [Business Africa]
In a bid to achieve a sustainable agro industry, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region organized an International Exhibition where business leaders and…
Senegal to open new $575 million airport [Business Africa]
The largest airport in Senegal is set to open soon. Blaise Diagne International will have initial capacity for three million…
Burundi cabinet okays legal reforms to allow Nkurunziza stay on
Burundi’s cabinet backed a constitutional change that would allow its president to stay in office until 2034, widening a political…
Joseph Kabila to dialogue on presidential election
Congolese president, Joseph Kabila says he’s ready to dialogue. This announcement was made as he visited South Africa for the…
Ethiopia PM appeals for unity, pledges democracy and improved relations with Eritrea
Ethiopia’s parliament swore in Abiy Ahmed as prime minister on Monday with a mandate to implement democratic reforms aimed partly…
UNICEF opens Africa’s first humanitarian drone testing corridor in Malawi
The UN children’s agency Unicef has formally opened an air corridor to test the effectiveness of drones in humanitarian emergencies.…
South Sudan: Rebels face ammunition shortages [no comment]
In South Sudan, the poorly supplied rebels are refueling by collecting abandoned ammunition on the battlefield.… READ MORE … source
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Madagascar leader urges end to unrest amid protests over deaths
Madagascar’s president on Monday demanded an end to unrest he said was intended to divide the country after two demonstrators…
Ethiopia to introduce term limits for the office of Prime Minister
Ethiopia’s new premier announced his intention to amend the country’s constitution to the effect that terms of office for the…
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Sierra Leone to hold runoff presidential elections March 27
A runoff election between the opposition SLPP’s Retired Brigadier Julius Bio and Dr. Samura Kamara of the ruling APC party…
U.N. assisting thousands of stranded migrants in Libya’s Sabratha
U.N. agencies said on Monday (October 9) they were trying to provide urgent help to large numbers of migrants held…
Here is why Rwanda closed 714 churches and a mosque
As many as 714 churches and a mosque have been closed by authorities in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, the local news…
Mozambique president says Dhlakama’s death should not shake peace process
Mozambique’s president said the country’s fragile peace process must not collapse after veteran rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama, who had opened…
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10 percent salary increase for Zimbabwe’s teachers [The Morning Call]
Teachers in Zimbabwe are expected to resume to duty today after the government offered civil servants a 10 percent salary…
One killed, 16 injured as Madagascar police disperse protests [no comment]
Hundreds of opposition demonstrators gathered in the centre of Madagascar capital on Saturday (April 21) to protest against new electoral…
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Mohamed Salah is breaking records for fun [Football Planet]
In this episode of Football Planet:- Egyptian and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is on a roll breaking records for fun!…
Sudan’s male football club gets first female coach [no comment]
In Sudan, a national women’s football team remains a distant dream. But Salma al-Majidi broken the barriers to become the…