Singer Akon’s $6bn futuristic Senegalese city unstarted, locals left in dark
Mbodiene – A year after singer Akon laid the first stone of the $6 billion futuristic city he vowed... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Egypt signs Med-Red Sea high-speed rail link deal
Cairo – Egypt signed a $4.45-billion contract on Wednesday with a consortium including Siemens to construct a high-speed electric... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Suspected jihadists kill 4 people, burn up to 14 vehicles in northeast DRC
Bunia – Suspected jihadists killed four people and burnt up to 14 vehicles of a convoy under military escort... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Amnesty demands Tunisia probe ‘refugee’s forced Algeria return’
Tunis – Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Tunisia to investigate the “extremely serious” return to Algeria... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Ivorian TV host punished over ‘rape demonstration’ as anger rages unabated
Abidjan – Outrage persisted on Wednesday in Ivory Coast two days after a TV host laughingly encouraged a convicted rapist... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
South Africa says unable to take in Afghan refugees
Johannesburg – South Africa said it has declined a request to host Afghans who have fled into Pakistan to... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Nigeria gunmen kidnap 73 students from high school in northwest
Lagos – Nigerian gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped 73 students after storming a high school in the northwest of the country,... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Ivory Coast hails ‘major’ oil discovery
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday reported a “major discovery” of oil and natural gas offshore after deepwater exploration by... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
South Africa anti-apartheid landmark Liliesleaf Farm shut by lack of funds
Johannesburg – A historical landmark of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle has closed indefinitely after years of underfunding made worse... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
Top Liberian anti-graft agent probed in port corruption scandal
Monrovia – A top Liberian anti-graft official has been placed under investigation in connection with allegations of corruption at a... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
