Egypt President Sisi Takes Up AU Chairmanship
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took up the chairmanship of the 55-member African Union (AU) from Rwandan leader, Paul Kagame at its 32nd ordinary session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday.
During his tenure, el-Sissi is expected to concentrate ... Read More
AfDB, ECOWAS, Sign Study Agreement On Abidjan-Lagos Highway
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study of the 1,000-kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan, to Lagos in Nigeria.
It marks a new ... Read More
Freed Gbagbo Heads For Belgium
The former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, who has been freed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hauge, is to stay in Belgium, one of the conditions of his release.
This was agreed by the Belgian government after ... Read More
Ethiopia Passes Continental Free Trade Deal
Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers on Saturday approved the country’s membership to the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which aims to create the largest common market in the world.
Over 40 African countries signed a historic trade agreement in March 2018, ... Read More
Egyptian Court Jails Deputy Governor Of Alexandria On Corrup...
An Egyptian court has sentenced the deputy governor of the country’s second-largest city of Alexandria to 12 years in prison on corruption charges.
The Cairo criminal court also sentenced Souad el-Kholy, to a one-year suspended sentence for bribery, profiteering and squandering ... Read More
Africa Must Unite! Samia Nkrumah Carries The Osagyefo’s To...
Samia Nkrumah
Some readers sent me a link (January 22, 2019) titled, “Italy wants France sanctioned for ‘creating poverty in Africa’.” That morning, I had just watched a BBC report on that very same subject.
From the link, Italy’s deputy Prime ... Read More
Ethiopia’s PM Hailed by Foreign Policy As a Global Thi...
Abiy Ahmed - Ethiopian Prime Minister
Ethiopia’s reformist prime minister, Abiy Ahmed has been hailed by the renown Foreign Policy magazine as one of the Global Thinkers that emerged over the past 12 months.
Abiy, who took office in April last ... Read More
Uganda Deports French And Rwandan Nationals Working With MTN...
Police in Uganda said on Tuesday it had worked with immigration authorities to deport a French and a Rwandan executive working with telecoms group MTN, accusing them of planning to compromise national security.
MTN Uganda, a unit of the South African ... Read More
Liberia’s Ex-President Sirleaf Joins The Elders
Liberia’s former president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf along with ex-Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos and United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein have joined the illustrious Elders group.
The Elders was founded in 2007 by South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, with ... Read More
Ethiopia Pardons More Than 3,000 Political Prisoners
Ethiopia’s determination to reform has seen up to 13,000 people who were previously charged with or convicted of terrorism and/or treason, pardoned over the past six months, state media said.
Parliament in July passed a law allowing people convicted or facing ... Read More