Politics
South Africa: CEO of Electricity Company “Eskom” Ousted From Post
The CEO of South Africa's public electricity company Eskom, undermined by scandals and unable to supply the country, was ousted from his post on Wednesday, Eskom announced in a press...
Read moreIvory Coast: Paris Set to Boost Military Support In Abidjan
The French Minister of Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, in Abidjan welcomes the evolution of the Ivorian army over the past ten years during an official visit to the Ivorian commercial...
Read moreSouth Africa: Hosts China and Russia For Joint Maritime Exercises
A joint maritime military exercise is underway in South Africa involving China and Russia along with the South African navy. The multilateral naval drills, named as Exercise Mosi II, are scheduled to last until the 27th of February....
Read moreAfrican Union: Upholds Suspension of Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea & Sudan
The African Union announced on Sunday that Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Sudan will remain suspended from the pan-African organization following the summit in Ethiopia. Mali, Guinea and Sudan were suspended in 2021, Burkina Faso followed a year later, after the military took power....
Read moreAfrican Union: UN Chief Guterres Urges African Leaders to ‘Act For Peace’
Africa is reeling from a record drought in the Horn and deadly violence in the Sahel region and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the African Union (AU)...
Read moreNigeria: Presidential Candidates Hold Last Rallies One Week Before Vote
More than 90 million people are registered to vote in Nigeria where President Muhammadu Buhari is stepping down after his two terms allowed by the constitution. Waving from the top...
Read moreEgypt: Cairo Keen On Activating African Continental Free Trade Area
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that Egypt is keen on activating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as Cairo is working on finalizing protocols concerned to put the project...
Read moreAfrican Union: Regional Cooperation Tops Agenda at AU Summit 2023
Addis Ababa is hosting the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly from February 18-19, 2023. This follows the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council that was held on...
Read moreNigeria: Aso Rock Extends Use of Old Naira Notes Amid Cash Crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the country's central bank to release the old 200 naira banknotes back into circulation and run concurrently with the new ones until April 10, 2023....
Read moreAfrican Union: Set to Discuss Sanctions on Suspended States
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) announced on Friday that it will be meeting to discuss lifting the sanctions imposed on Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea following military coups. Read More: Schools Set...
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