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West African countries rename common currency, sever its links to France
Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA franc’s links to former colonial ruler…
Egyptian government dumps Cairo next year
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said the government headquarters would be relocated from Cairo to the new administrative capital in 2020 and that it would use modern…
Read why Zambia’s President wants US Ambassador gone
Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia has asked the U.S. Ambassador to his country, Daniel Foote to leave Zambia after criticizing the 15 years jail sentence a gay couple…
Vice President’s wife arrested in Zimbabwe
Reports from Zimbabwe said the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC).…
All govt institutions must purchase locally produced rice from January – Ghanaian President
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has directed state institutions to purchase locally produced rice from January 2020. He gave the directive while addressing journalists at…
South African president cuts trip short over electricity crisis at home
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday cut short an official visit to Egypt because of an electricity crisis brewing at home, his spokesperson confirmed.The president has come under increasing…
Vice President divorces wife, evicts her from home
Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has served his 36 year-old wife, Mary, divorce papers and also asked her to leave their matrimonial home, leaving behind their two…
Court appoints Mugabe’s daughter to identify assets
A court in Zimbabwe, on Thursday, appointed Robert Mugabe’s daughter to identify assets left by the late former leader so they can be distributed to his beneficiaries, his lawyer said.…
Many dead, 38 missing as rain batters East Africa
At least five people have died and 38 are missing after landslides caused by heavy rains buried homes in eastern Uganda, the Red Cross and police officials said on Thursday. Three…
Ivory Coast president says he will run in 2020 election if former leaders run
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Saturday he would run for a third term if his predecessors decided to compete in the 2020 election, a vote seen as a…
Southern Africa countries discuss single visa system
Member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), on Tuesday, met in Angola to assess the consolidation of security aspects for the implementation of the…
Shocking: United Kingdom still has an African colony
Africa’s decolonisation is far from being complete as the United Kingdom holds onto an archipelago, a group of islands in the Indian ocean as its colony. And this is despite UN…
Outrage as Zimbabwean president names 10 roads after himself
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has named 10 roads after himself in eight urban centres of the Southern Africa country. He took the decision after a cabinet meeting on…
‘Rwanda is like a pretty girl with a lot of makeup, but the inside is dark and dirty’
Diane Rwigara asks to postpone the interview. “My personal adviser is missing,” explains the text message. This is the new normal for Rwigara, who was until recently a loyal scion of Rwanda’s ruling elite.Since…
Zimbabwe issues fresh banknotes to ease cash shortages
Cash-strapped Zimbabweans began using new banknotes and coins Tuesday, as the nation’s central bank seeks to ease chronic shortages. The Zimbabwean dollar is being gradually…
Outrage as Swaziland king ‘blesses his wives with Rolls-Royce cars’
A video of the brand new Rolls-Royce vehicles said to be bought by King Mswati III of Eswatini for his wives, has surfaced and gone viral on social media. Eswatini, which is…
Botswana swears in new president
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi was sworn in on Friday after the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) won the country’s parliamentary elections last week. The mood was upbeat at the…
Police arrest 100 in protest against xenophobia
The South African police on Wednesday arrested 100 people as part of an operation to disperse a group of refugees and asylum seekers, who had staged a prolonged…
Samuel Eto’o rules out career in politics
Samuel Eto’o is up there with George Weah as an African great on the football field, but he says he has no plans to follow the Liberian into politics “for the moment”.…
Russia writes off African debt worth over $20 BILLION – Putin
Moscow has written off more than $20 billion in debt accumulated by African countries during the Soviet era, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday. “It was not only an act of generosity, but also…
Nigerians in South Africa decry fresh attack
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has condemned fresh attacks on Nigerian-owned businesses located in Witbank Mpumalamga in South Africa, saying it is worrisome.The President of NICASA,…
Rwanda, first East African country to ban all single-use plastics
Rwanda becomes the first country in East Africa to issue a complete ban on all single-use plastics. Retailers have three months to clear their stocks and find alternatives,…
Zimbabwe Game Park loses 55 elephants to hunger
Zimbabwe wildlife authorities says at least 55 elephants have died of hunger and thirst in the country’s largest natural reserve, Hwange National Park, to the west of the…
Ghana flooding leaves 28 dead
Floods caused by eight days of torrential downpours in northeastern Ghana have left 28 people dead and displaced hundreds, officials said Friday.“At the moment the death toll is 28. About 640 people in some six communities…