Boko Haram Attacks Prison In Niger, Four killed
Suspected Boko Haram militants launched an attack on the prison in the southern Niger town of Diffa late on Saturday, military sources said, in an...
Author : Jide Adesina
Against All Odds: The UN Mission to Protect South Sudan // Contre Toute Attente : La Mission De L’ONU Pour Protéger Le Sud-Soudan
The UN’s work in Bentiu, South Sudan has helped to keep 80,000 people alive in the face of immense challenges, and that is a considerable...
UN Envoy Welcomes Indictment of Former Guinean Leader Over 2009 Stadium Deaths // Envoyé De L’ONU Se Félicite De Mise En Accusation De L’ancien Dirigeant Guinéen En 2009 Stade Décès
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, briefs journalists. UN Photo/Loey Felipe The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict has...
BoU Steps In To Save Shilling // BoU intervient pour préserver une Shilling
THE Bank of Uganda (BoU) on Thursday sold an unspecified amount of US dollars to the market to contain the volatile movement of the exchange...
Protests After Arrest of Ugandan Presidential Aspirants // Protestations Après L’arrestation D’Aspirants Présidentiels Ougandais
Police in Uganda arrested two major challengers to President Yoweri Museveni in the upcoming elections planned for next year. The two are former Premier Amama...
IMF Lowers Global Growth Forecasts, Cites US Weakness // FMI Abaisse Les Prévisions De Croissance Mondiale, Cite La Faiblesse Américaine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday trimmed its forecast for global economic growth for this year to take into account the impact of recent...
Human Rights Activists Voice Fears For Missing Gambian Journalist // Défenseurs Des Droits De L’homme La Voix Craintes Manquantes Journaliste Gambien
A high-profile Gambian journalist has been missing for a week after being abducted by suspected intelligence agents, press freedom campaigners said on Thursday, voicing fears...
Will Synthetic Horns Save or Destroy Wild Rhino Populations ? // Cornes Synthétiques Sauver Ou Détruire Les Populations De Rhinocéros Sauvages ?
US based bio-engineering firm, Pembient, is one of three companies that plans to flood Chinese and Vietnamese markets with synthetic 3D-printed rhino horn in an...
Officials of Arusha-based African Court On Sensitisation Mission in Kingdom of Lesotho // Fonctionnaires De La Cour Africaine Basée A Arusha Sur La Mission De Sensibilisation Au Royaume Du Lesotho
Officials of the Arusha based African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has embarked on a two-day sensitisation visit to the Kingdom of Lesotho...
Why Economists Get It Wrong On Africa // Pourquoi Les Economistes Se Tromper Sur L’Afrique
There has been a chronic failure among economists to explain growth in Africa. The methods and analytical angles they have used to explain relative failure...
Gold Wage Demands ‘Unaffordable’ // Demandes De Salaire Or « Inabordables »
The wage demands tabled by four trade unions in the gold sector are unaffordable, gold producing companies said on Wednesday. The companies said the demands...
Djokovic, Raonic Out of Davis Cup // Djokovic, Raonic Hors Coupe Davis
Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic were left out of their countries’ Davis Cup quarter-final squads on Tuesday but Andy Murray was confirmed to lead Great...
Barack Obama Trip To Kenya To Rake In Millions // Voyage De Barack Obama Au Kenya A Râteau En Millions
A global economic summit to be attended by US President Barack Obama will shore up the country’s tourism sector with players in the hospitality industry...
Nairobi Court Faults State For Denying Women’s Group Sh4b Estate // Cour De Nairobi De Failles État Pour Refuser L’Estat De Sh4b Pour Le Groupe Des Femmes
Nairobi court has criticized government officers for frustrating a women’s group whose Sh4 billion housing estate has been taken over by police. Senior Principal Magistrate...
DRC Opposition Plans to Boycott ‘National Dialogue’ // Opposition De RDC Envisage De Boycotter Le « Dialogue National »
The main opposition party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday said it will boycott talks this week with the government over constitutional...
Initial Ebola Test On Liberia Dog Carcass Negative // Première Epreuve D’Ebola Sur Libéria Chien Carcasse Négatif
Liberia tries to resolve mystery of Ebola’s reappearance * Dog carcass was eaten by villagers who caught Ebola * Health sources say test results not...
Egypt Pays $670m Debt To Creditors // Egypte Paie La Dette De 670 Millions De Dollars Aux Créanciers
The latest payment would have further shrunk Egypt’s total foreign debt, which dropped to $39.9 billion in the third quarter ending in March from $45.29...
Citigroup Won’t Launch In Nigeria, ID Theft Makes The Country Unattractive // Citigroup Ne Lance Au Nigeria, Usurpation D’identité Rend Le Pays Sans Attrait
Photo: Buck Ennis The financial giant provides corporate banking services to the West African nation of 170 million people. Citigroup Inc. said Nigeria’s efforts to...
Black Tea: McLeod Russel To Gain From Kenya Dry Spell // Thé Noir : McLeod Russel Au Gain Du Kenya Dry Spell
A drought in Kenya is set to benefit McLeod Russel India Ltd, the world’s biggest tea grower. Hot, dry weather in the African nation, the...