Africa-United States’ AGOA trade review talks end in deadlock
Talks between African and U.S. officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free trade deal ended on…
South Africa’s parliament to review rules for Zuma removal [The Morning Call]
South Africa’s parliament said on Sunday it would review its rules relating to removing the country’s president. The… READ MORE…
Government, opposition trade blame as South Sudan ceasefire is violated
The latest ceasefire in South Sudan has been violated hours after taking effect Friday midnight, with the government and armed…
Africa’s economic challenges in 2017 [Business Africa]
Africa’s economic challenges in 2017 It’s been a tough ride for most African economies in 2016, with the plunge in…
Africa’s fight against corruption [Culture TMC]
Corruption is a theme that still remains to be a big challenge on the continent. The 30th Ordinary session of…
Nigerian opposition parties form grand coalition [The Morning Call]
Interesting developments in the politics in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as parties ramp up plans and efforts toward the…
Former Malawi president Joyce Banda returns from exile
Former Malawi President Joyce Banda will return home on Saturday after spending more than three years in self-imposed exile because…
UNHCR in Libya evacuates migrants to Niger
These refugees, mostly Eritreans living in Libyan, are happy to finally leave the country. Considered extremely vulnerable by the UN,…
At least one person killed at inauguration of Sierra Leone’s president
At least one person was killed and about twenty injured on Saturday while trying to force the entrance of a…
Football Planet: Africa’s hopes rest with Senegal and Nigeria
We are delighted to bring yet another edition of Football Planet, a show dedicated to the most beautiful Sport and…
Salah will be fit to feature in the World Cup – Egypt FA
Egyptian Football Association has said that Mohamed Salah will be fit to feature in the World Cup group stages for…
Ethiopia set to ‘fully accept, implement’ 2000 deal with Eritrea
Ethiopia will “fully accept and implement” a peace agreement with Eritrea that was signed in 2000, its ruling coalition announced…
Cameroon security intact in restive regions: President Biya tells cabinet
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, on Thursday held his first cabinet meeting since 2015 and on the back of a recent…
Africa Women Cup of Nations entry list complete [Sport]
The qualification phase for the Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) is over, meaning we now have a clear list…
Accessing free -trade zones in Africa [Business Segment]
The fall in the prices of raw materials such as cotton, coffee and cocoa in the 1980s led to the…
10 persons beheaded in Mozambique by islamists
The Police in Mozambique say at least 10 people were beheaded in an attack in the northern part of the…
Ethiopia, South Sudan leaders agree on viability of IGAD led peace deal
The leaders of Ethiopia and South Sudan have agreed that the peace process mediated by regional body, Inter Governmental Authority…
South African economy projected to grow in 2018
South African gross domestic product shrank 2.2 percent in the first quarter, led by a slowdown in agriculture and mining,…
Dakar Fashion Week highlights latest African design trends [No Comment]
The annual Dakar Fashion week came to a close this weekend; showcasing dazzling designs from some of Africa’s best and…
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…
Zimbabwean teachers on strike
After a strike action organised one week ago by medical practitioners in Zimbabwe, public sector teachers also came out in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Congo joins OPEC
The Ministry of Hydrocarbons for the Republic of the Congo has announced that the country has become the fifteenth member…
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…
DRC: Plane misses runway in Lubumbashi
A cargo plane missed its runway in Lubumbashi on Sunday afternoon. The Boeing 747 owned by Servair Company was damaged…
Burundi sets free 740 prisoners
Friday March 16th, hundreds of inmates locked inside Mpimba Central Prison in Bujumbura, walk free as part of a mass…
DRC: Catholic church presses on with planned Sunday march
The Roman Catholic community leaders planning a peaceful march on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo have said they…
Kenya’s ruling party says it hired Cambridge Analytica affiliate for ‘branding’
Kenya’s ruling jubilee party has admitted that it paid for ‘branding’ in the 2017 presidential election from SCL, affiliate of…
NIGERIA’S $16 BILLION OIL PROJECT
Nigeria will now produce 200000 extra barrels of oil per day within a few months. … READ MORE … source
Fans Flood Russia for World Cup [Travel]
FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 is currently underway, and supporters from all across the world have gathered in the country…
Nigeria Senate invasion: Mace recovered under bridge, lawmaker arrested
The stolen mace, symbol of power and authority of Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber (Senate), has been recovered by the police…
Mali president confirms he will seek second term in July 2018 polls
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on state TV on Monday that he would run for re-election in a poll…
Seven killed, around 50 wounded in Burkina Faso attack – gov’t
Unidentified assailants killed five people and wounded around 50 others during an attack on Burkina Faso’s military headquarters in the…
Standoff as Kenya attempts to deport Miguna Miguna again for refusing to apply for visa
A top Kenyan opposition politician has been denied entry into the country despite a court order setting aside his deportation…
South Africa’s affordable energy dream
South Africa will have to wait for more months in order to relaunch its affordable energy programme. Formalised in 2010,…
South Sudan: Kiir says war must end, Machar says ‘came to look for peace’ in Khartoum talks
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar said on Monday they hoped for a breakthrough in peace…
Kinshasa residents celebrate Bemba’s acquittal
It was celebration galore on the streets of DRC’s capital Kinshasa as residents welcomed the International Criminal Court’s decision on…
Ethiopia meeting diffuses tension over dam project, leaders to meet every 6 months
A meeting between the Ethiopian prime minister and the Egyptian foreign affairs minister has diffused the tension that had been…
Kenya’s DP blasts opposition over push to amend laws [The Morning Call]
A section of Kenya’s opposition parties including the Raila Odinga-led, Orange Democratic Movement clashes with Deputy President William Samoei Ruto.…
Gaddafi’s son, Saif al Islam welcomes Sarkozy arrest, offers evidence
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has welcomed the detention of former French president Nicholas…
Guinea appoints new prime minister
Guinea has appointed a new prime minister. It comes amid heightened political tensions and suspicion about President Alpha Conde’s intentions…
Top Kenyan lawyers berate Ethiopia govt over looming implosion
Two top lawyers in Kenya have slammed the Ethiopian government for presiding over a chaotic governance structure that is sure…
Cameroonian makeup artist excels in special effects [The Morning Call]
A professional makeup artist in Cameroon’s southwest region in Buea is specializing in creating special effects for films produced locally.……
Mismanagement of Africa’s natural resources [Business Africa]
The continent faces various challenges including poor management of its resources by governments. In its latest report, the United Nations…
Equatorial Guinea shuts border with Cameroon over coup attempt
The border between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea has been sealed for nearly two weeks due to the alleged coup attempt…
Mugabe’s lavish party faces criticism amid drought in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe’s extravagant birthday plans drew harsh criticism as the country grapples with widespread drought and hunger. source
Optimism in South Sudan ahead scheduled meeting of political foes
Bearing no cancellations, this wednesday June 20, South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar will meet President Salva Kiir in Addis…
Kabila’s Congo to consider legal protection for ex-presidents
Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament will, at President Joseph Kabila’s request, hold a special session to consider legislation providing legal…
How African countries could benefit from the joint trans-sahara pipeline project [Business Africa]
Morocco, Nigeria agree on steps for gas project In December 2016, an announcement was made of a 5000 km Nigeria-Morocco…
Malian ‘spider-man’ who rescued baby on Paris balcony meets Macron
A 22-year-old man played a modern-day spider-man role when he climbed up the balustrade of a Paris storey building to…
A recap on Business Africa’s top stories
As we celebrate the 100th episode of Business Africa we are taking some time out to review the major stories…
Mixed reactions trail Congolese warlord’s conviction overturn
Mixed reactions continue to trail the acquittal of former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba. Bemba’s convictions for war crimes and crimes…
Gov’t explains Miguna’s ‘deportation’, more Kenyans join hunger strike over the saga
The Kenyan government has insisted that it did not deport opposition lawyer Miguna Miguna, following last week’s standoff at the…
Libya’s Haftar says ‘victory is close’ in eastern Derna
Libya’s strong man Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on Monday announced that the “victory” of his forces was “near” in east Derna,…
UN troops patrol the volatile Kajo-Keji region in South Sudan [no comment]
A UN peacekeeping team recently visited the unstable Kajo Keji region of Central Equatoria State to assess the security situation…