Mauritius to sell citizenship and passports
By all means Mauritius is trying to attract investors. Mauritius is offering foreigners the chance to obtain Mauritian citizenship in exchange for a non-refundable … source
Zimbabwean teachers on strike
After a strike action organised one week ago by medical practitioners in Zimbabwe, public sector teachers also came out in their numbers on Tuesday to protest … source
African diplomats invite Trump to A.U. meeting to explain ‘shithole’ remark
African U.N. envoys suggested on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump meet with African leaders in Ethiopia this month after he was reported to have … source
Cameroon says Amnesty report on Anglophone crisis is ‘crude lies’
Cameroon has accused Amnesty International of disseminating “crude lies” after it said security forces had committed summary killings, arrests and property … source
South Sudan armed opposition opts out of peace talks [The Morning Call]
South Sudan’s armed opposition faction allied to the country’s former first vice president Riek Machar has opted out of the ongoing peace talks in protest against … source
Mali’s efforts to free northern region from grip of separatists, jihadists [The Morning Call]
Mali’s prime minister traveled to the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal, marking the first such trip since a now stalled peace deal was signed in 2015. source
Tension rises in DRC as opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi returns [The Morning Call]
Police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition chief on Sunday as they gathered in the capital amid high tensions … source
U.S. to send FBI experts to investigate Ethiopia bomb blast
The United States will send experts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to Ethiopia to investigate a bomb blast that took place during a rally on Saturday, … source
Congo joins OPEC
The Ministry of Hydrocarbons for the Republic of the Congo has announced that the country has become the fifteenth member of the Organization for Petroleum … source
Women denounce police violence in Guinea [no comment]
Thousands of Guinean women took to the streets of Conakry on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 to protest police violence during protests after last month’s elections. source