Rwanda denies unofficial detention center report
“The Government of Rwanda would like to affirm that there are no unofficial detention centers in the country. The transit center [Gikondo] has and continues to play an important role in the...
View ArticleFood prices drive up Zambia inflation
The annual inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 7.7 percent in September from 7.3 percent in August, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), with an increase in...
View ArticleRwanda, DR Congo to enhance cooperation on security
The resolution was announced at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in Kigali between Rwanda’s Minister of Defense James Kabarebe and his DR Congo counterpart Aimé Ngoi-Mukena Lusa-Diese. The meeting...
View ArticleZambia police probe into leakage of president’s speech
Lungu’s speech, which he delivered during the opening of parliament last Friday was published by the private Post Newspaper in its Friday edition before it was read, leading to concerns from various...
View ArticlePolice rescue former presidential candidate in Nigeria
Nigeria’s police chief Solomon Arase told reporters in southwest city of Akure that no ransom was paid for the release of a former Secretary of the Government of the Federation. Arase, who handed over...
View ArticleIreland releases DR Congo’s plane
“An Irish judge ruled in our favour this afternoon,” DR Congo’s Justice Minister Alex Ntambwe Mwamba said on the Congolese national broadcaster. According to the justice minister, there was a lot of...
View ArticleMadagascar wants extractive sector to contribute 8 pct of GDP
The minister was speaking in the capital Antananarivo during a conference on extractive sector that is set to end on Friday. In 2014, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report...
View ArticleMali’s Security, Justice ministers dismissed in cabinet reshuffle
The source said the new government which is comprised of 31 ministers as opposed to 29 in the previous government that was formed on Jan. 10, 2015, has four new faces. The Security ministry has now...
View ArticleKenyan court orders striking teachers to resume work
The Employment and Labour Relations Court sitting in Nairobi ordered more than 280,000 teachers’ suspend ongoing strike for 90 days to enable education stakeholders to resolve the crisis through...
View ArticleKenya seeks to enhance manufacture competitiveness in East Africa
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) said in Nairobi the two-year agreement will see an extension of a financial grant to KAM for supporting its advocacy work...
View ArticleEx-combatants disarmed, not a threat to Ivory Coast’s Oct. election
Christian Kodia Ago, an official at the agency in charge of coordination and reintegration of ex-combatants, on Thursday told the media the work to disarm the former fighters had been completed. “There...
View ArticleKenya to re-open schools after court directive
The ministry of education said in a circular to all schools that learning should resume on Monday and close for the third term on Nov. 20. “Considering that during the period of the pay dispute there...
View ArticleKenya’s chief prosecutor challenges minister over graft
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko directed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to join the prosecution team to participate in the review of the file of the case seeing...
View ArticleEthiopia lures foreign investment in mining sector
Ethiopian Minister of Mines Tolesa Shagi on Friday called on development partners to join the country’s efforts in boosting the mining sector development for mutual benefit. Speaking at a two-day...
View ArticleZambia reviews investment in multi-facility economic zones
Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Director-General Patrick Chisanga said the agency was reviewing among other things the threshold that one should have at least 500,000 U.S. dollars to invest in the...
View ArticlePolice arrest Zambian leader’s aide over shooting incident
Kaizer Zulu, political advisor to the Zambian leader, was arrested following a shooting incident in the early hours of Saturday at a hotel. Lusaka Province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga told...
View ArticleGhana’s 2015 GDP estimated at 4.1 percent
Without oil resources, the economy will grow at an estimated rate of 4.2 percent, Baah Wadieh, Deputy Government Statistician, said here Friday. Although the GSS had estimated the GDP growth rate last...
View ArticleGhana Observes Confucius Institute Day
The Day, which was organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana, Legon, was marked to commemorate the achievements of the Institute during its 11 years of existence globally....
View ArticleSept. 26 world news summary at 0045 GMT
UNITED NATIONS — A momentous agenda, which is believed to chart a new era of sustainable development until 2030, was adopted Friday by 193 UN member states to a UN summit held here in New York. “We...
View Article2015 MTN FA Cup Gala: Medeama Dominated With Five Awards
Winners Medeama were the most decorated on Friday night at the 2014/2015 MTN FA Cup Gala with five awards. Tom Strand was adjudged Best Coach after beating competition from losing finalists coach David...
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