Rwanda Marks 25 Years After Genocide With Renewed Optimism
President of Rwanda, H.E Paul Kagame
As Rwanda marks the 25th anniversary of 1994 genocide this year, Rwandan people who helped the innocent during the 100-day bloodbath are optimistic about future development of the central African country.
The annual commemoration of ... Read More
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Pilots ‘Could Not Stop N...
A preliminary report into the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane last month says the aircraft nosedived several times before it crashed.
Pilots "repeatedly" followed procedures recommended by Boeing before the crash, according to the first official report into the disaster.
Despite ... Read More
Ivanka Trump Plans Visits To Ivory Coast, Ethiopia To Promot...
Ivanka Trump
White House adviser and daughter of the United States president, Ivanka Trump will visit Ivory Coast and Ethiopia over a period of four days this month.
Donald Trump’s daughter will be promoting the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative ... Read More
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika Resigns
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has led Algeria since 1999State TV then reported that this would be with immediate effect.
Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report.
Mr Bouteflika, who had been in power for 20 ... Read More
UK Reiterates Commitment To Promoting Prosperity In Africa
Mr Iain Walker - British High Commissioner to Ghana
Mr Iain Walker, the British High Commissioner, has reiterated the United Kingdom's commitment to promoting Africa's prosperity and security.
"The UK Government believes that it is in our national interest to promote ... Read More
Sibeth Ndiaye: Who Is The French Government’s New Spok...
Ms Ndiaye is a close ally of the French president - and now the government's spokeswoman
The newest member of the French government has been a citizen of France for less than three years - but now, she will speak ... Read More
Egypt President Raises Minimum Wage, Now $116 From $70
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has raised the country’s minimum wage to 2,000 Egyptian pounds ($116) a month from 1,200 pounds, he said at an event on Saturday celebrating women.
Sisi said the raise would apply to all Egyptian workers and ... Read More
Africa’s Wealth Should Be Used To Empower Its Youth –...
Africa must develop a strategy to reap the demographic dividend that the continent’s youthful population offers, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
Thus, African leaders ought to leverage the continent’s vast wealth to develop and empower their respective youth populations, ... Read More
African CEOs Meet To Discuss Challenges For Africa’s P...
Paul Kagame - Rwanda President
About 1,500 participants, including Africa's top CEOs, international investors, experts and high-level policy makers, are meeting in Rwandan capital city Kigali from Monday to discuss major topics and key challenges for Africa's private sector.
The topics ... Read More
Obama Calls For Solidarity Towards Victims Of Cyclone Idai
Barack Obama - Former US President
Former United States president Barack Obama on Wednesday called upon Americans and citizens of the world to help families affected by the floods in the Midwest of the country, and Cyclone Idai in Southern ... Read More