Papa Wemba: Congo buries its music and fashion icon
Papa Wemba, the African music icon known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba has finally been buried…
Mozambique: Africa’s longest suspension bridge to attract more investments [Business Africa]
Global airlines expects $80b profits At the general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the heads of global…
Malians to vote in presidential election this sunday [The Morning Call]
Mali goes to polls on Sunday with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita seeking re-election in a country reeling from jihadist attacks.…
Togo records huge turnout at anti-govt protest despite internet setback
Images from the Togolese capital, Lome, shows hundreds of thousands of citizens have turned out for the latest round of…
Press Review of April 16, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
CAR begins training for senior administrative officials [The Morning Call]
A three-day forum that marks the culmination of a first phase of training of Central African managers opened in the…
Ivorian president’s ruling coalition party in disarray [The Morning Call]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s government faces collapse after his junior coalition partner said it had expelled party members named to…
Press Review of March 20, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Africa prevails in the OPEC in member numbers [Business Africa]
Today Africa prevails in the OPEC, at least in member numbers.* The Republic of Congo is the latest to join…
A look at Trump’s tweet against Morocco’s WC 2026 bid [ Football Planet]
A tweet by US President Donald Trump warning countries who vote against a united North America bid for the World…
DR Congo’s Kasai violence led to over 3,300 deaths – Catholic church
Congolese security forces and militia members fighting them have killed at least 3383 people in the Kasai region since last…
Press review [The Morning Call]
Thursday’s press review with Hannane Ferdjani… READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2018/01/18/press-review-the-morning-call Africanews on YouTube … source
Press review [The Morning Call]
The latest headlines across Africa’s papers… READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/08/24/press-review-the-morning-call Africanews on YouTube … source
Exiled Congolese politician Moise Katumbi holds peaceful rally via video link
Exiled opposition leader Moise Katumbi used a video link on Saturday to address thousands of opponents of President Joseph Kabila…
Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup
This week’s Football Planet focuses on Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup, Aubameyang’s Borussia Dortmund foreign top goal…
[Photos] Ghana president in South Africa for state visit
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo Addo arrived in South Africa on Thursday on the invitation of Cyril Ramaphosa for a state…
Press Review of March 22, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Nigeria was warned before Boko Haram abduction of Dapchi girls: Amnesty
Nigeria’s military was on Tuesday accused of ignoring repeated warnings about the movements of Boko Haram fighters before they kidnapped…
Press Review of April 24, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Jean Pierre Bemba named as presidential candidate in DRC [The Morning Call]
Five weeks after his conviction for war crimes was overturned at the International Criminal Court. ICC, Jean-Pierre Bemba, the Former…
Ethiopia’s industrial zone thrives despite economic downturn [Business Africa]
Bole Lemi , Ethiopia’s thriving industrial sector* Ethiopia’s Bole Lemi Industrial Zone is a project that covers 156 hectares. It…
Washington blacklists six South Sudan officials
Six new South Sudan officials on Washington’s sanctions list.* The United States has asked the UN Security Council to blacklist…
Press Review of April 17, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
“Wax in the City” : Spotlight on Afropolitan Fashion [This is Culture]
If it is true that in the past, Ankara was rather reserved to our African moms, it is clear that…
South Sudan ceasefire agreement [The Morning Call]
Anti-government rebels and the South Sudanese army are accusing each other of violating the terms of a ceasefire, hours after…
490 migrants picked up off Coast of Tripoli
Libya’s coastguard picked up 490 migrants off the coast of Tripoli on Sunday in the third rescue operation of the…
Wednesday May 2nd’s Press review [The Morning Call]
Headlines across some of the newspapers on the continent with Hannane… READ MORE … source
Press Review of April 23, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Celebration in Zimbabwe as a white farmer returns to seized land
The last time a white Zimbabwean farmer Rob Smart left his land it was at gunpoint, forced out in June…
U.S. airstrike kills two suspected terrorists in Libya
U.S. forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of…
Boko Haram releases three university lecturers, 10 women [The Morning Call]
The Nigerian government on saturday said three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) who were abducted by suspected Boko…
Press Review of April 20, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Press review [The Morning Call]
Hannane Ferdjani takes us across the headlines from some of the countries on the continent.… READ MORE … source
Ghana’s unprecedented bamboo bikes [Business Africa]
Ghana’s Eco-Friendly Bamboo Bikes Ghana’s Bamboo made bicycle is fast gaining world recognition while increasing youth employment. Boomers International ……
Press Review of April 19, 2018 [The Morning Call]
We review the headlines of Africa’s top newspapers on The Morning Call.… READ MORE … source
Museveni honours Ethiopia PM with Uganda’s highest national accolade
Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali has been honoured with the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa medal,…
Zimbabwe’s ruling party set to sack Mugabe on Sunday, as protesters march in Harare
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party is expected to meet on Sunday to sack president Robert Mugabe and reinstate Emmerson Mnangagwa, the…
Is Uganda’s social media tax giving other African leaders ideas?
ameliamartha1 If you would like to get in touch with a business contact, friend or relative in Uganda today, chances…
Zimbabwe: Play on Mugabe ouster premieres in Harare
A Zimbabwe play dubbed “Operation Restore Legacy” which retraces the November 2017 events that led to resignation of former President…
UN Security Council lauds renewed ties between Ethiopia and Eritrea
The United Nations Security Council had commended the resumption of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea.* However, the body did not…
Zambia lifts fuel prices as local currency weakens
Zambia’s energy regulator has said fuel prices will increase from midnight on Monday due to rising international oil prices and…
Storm kills dozens in Somaliland, Puntland and Djibouti
More than 50 people have died in Somaliland, livestock has been wiped out and hundreds of farms destroyed by heavy…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa tells investors ZANU-PF will remain in power
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa told foreign investors on Friday that his ruling ZANU-PF party would still be in power after…
At least 10 beheaded in Mozambique attack: state radio
At least 10 people were beheaded in an attack in northern Mozambique over the weekend in an area where previous…
South Sudan rebels reject peace plan [The Morning Call]
South Sudan rebels have rejected a peace plan to reinstate insurgent leader Riek Machar as vice president. The rebels say…
Cameroon’s “ghost towns”: 4 major markets shut [The Morning Call]
Traders in Bamenda Cameroon on Tuesday went on protests following the closure of four major markets in the metropolis. Angry…
Somalia’s traditional textiles fray at the seams as cheap imports flood markets
As cheap foreign imports flood the markets, Somalia’s traditional textile industry is in the brink of extinction. Few craftsmen are…
The questionable trophy hunting [Travel]
Africa as a continent is known for many things, and one of the factors that endear the continent to the…
Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri foiled by Army, deaths reported
The Nigerian Army on Thursday evening foiled a Boko Haram attack that targeted Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in…
Rwanda becomes third country to ratify A.U. free trade pact
Rwanda has become the third African country to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) deal. Kigali submitted ratification…
Nigeria’s ruling party APC splits, new faction emerges [The Morning Call]
The hopes of Nigeria’s ruling party the All progressives Congress (APC) of securing a second term in the 2019 general…
Gabon’s oil workers union on strike [The Morning Call]
A Gabonese oil union, called the National Organization of Petroleum Employees (ONEP) are on strike. The union started a 15-day…
Champagne consumption in Gabon impacting the economy [Business Africa]
The sales of champagnes are in full boom in Gabon. The Central Africa country with 1.8M inhabitants is one of…
Restive Cameroon celebrates national day amidst tension
Cameroon on Sunday marked 46th National Day amidst growing tension in English speaking Northwest and Southwest regions. The day commemorates…
Will Moh Salah miss the 2018 world cup? [Football Planet]
Egyptian International and Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah sustained a shoulder injury in the finals of the Champions league on Sunday…
SADC Summit on DRC [The Morning Call]
The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be an issue of concern for the international community as…
Machar’s return to South Sudan capital postponed
South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar’s return to the capital, Juba, on Monday, has been postponed for logistical reasons, BBC…
DRC: Women take up sports betting
In Kinshasa, capital of the DRC, at the agency of the National Lottery Company, on the outskirts of the metropolis,…
East Africa in 2017 [The Morning Call]
2017 has been a year full of surprises in East Africa. First in Kenya which made history in September as…
Cameroonian entrepreneur turns snail cleaning into a profitable business [no comment]
Snails are eaten in large quantities in West Africa where they are considered a delicacy, but most people do not…