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Ethiopia accumulates over $35mn in 6 months from electricity exports to Sudan, Djibouti
World
February 27, 2018
Ethiopia accumulates over $35mn in 6 months from electricity exports to Sudan, Djibouti
Ethiopia has accumulated over $35 million over the past six months from the export of electricity to Sudan and Djibouti,…
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
World
February 26, 2018
4 shot dead in Congo’s latest anti-government protests
Organizers of anti-government marches in Congo say security forces shot dead at least four people and wounded dozens more in…
Tanzania opposition MP jailed for five months for insulting president
World
February 26, 2018
Tanzania opposition MP jailed for five months for insulting president
A court in Tanzania sentenced two opposition leaders to five months in prison on Monday for insulting President John Magufuli,…
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
World
February 26, 2018
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world’s youngest nation…
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
World
February 23, 2018
Gang rapes and beheadings: UN reveals new South Sudan abuses
The witness accounts remain appalling. One South Sudanese man returned home after hiding from government soldiers to find they had…
Gunmen kill five police in attack on South African police station
World
February 21, 2018
Gunmen kill five police in attack on South African police station
Gunmen killed six people in an attack on a police station in a small South African town on Wednesday, stealing…
At least 17 killed in Mozambique capital as pile of garbage collapses
Business
February 19, 2018
At least 17 killed in Mozambique capital as pile of garbage collapses
At least 17 people died and several others were injured in Mozambique’s capital early on Monday when a 15-metre pile…
Ethiopian officials hold ‘constant meetings’ over emergency state: Ethiopian Ambassador
Egypt
February 19, 2018
Ethiopian officials hold ‘constant meetings’ over emergency state: Ethiopian Ambassador
Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt Taye Atske-Selassie Amde said on Monday that his country has requested a postponement of the tripartite ministerial meeting…
Africa strives for global leadership: Egypt’s Supreme Court head
Egypt
February 19, 2018
Africa strives for global leadership: Egypt’s Supreme Court head
Head of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek said on Monday that the Egyptian state is proud…
West Africa’s extremism spreading as thousands flee homes
World
February 19, 2018
West Africa’s extremism spreading as thousands flee homes
West Africa’s extremist threat has moved into a new part of the vast Sahel region, with a previously calm area…