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Guinea-Bissau:Ex-President’ Son Jails In US
"He is the son of the former president of Guinea-Bissau and was trafficking drugs for a very specific reason - to fund a coup that would eventually lead him to the presidency of his native country where he planned to establish a drug…
Uganda Civil Servants Told To Exercise Weekly
The Ugandan government has instructed all civil servants to spend two hours a week doing physical exercise to keep them fit and healthy.
The directive was shared in a letter to government agencies from the head of public…
Ethiopia’s CBE Bank Recovers $10m Taken During Technical Glitch
Ethiopia's largest bank says it has recovered almost three-quarters of the $14m (£12m) it lost in a glitch that allowed customers to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts.
Abe Sano, head of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia…
MNJTF Troops: Two Terrorist Commanders Surrender in Lake Chad
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has announced the surrender of 2 commanders of the Boko Haram faction of BAKOURA BUDUMA.
A statement by the Chief of Military Public Information Officer MNJTF N'Djamena Chad, Lieutenant Colonel…
Libyan oil minister suspends over legal investigation
Libya's oil and gas minister in the Government of National Unity has been temporarily suspended from work, a state institution said, citing a legal investigation.
The Administrative Control Agency (ACA) said on its verified Facebook page…
Togo adopts new Constitution moves from presidential to parliamentary system
Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution introduced by members of the ruling party which transitions the West African nation from a presidential to a parliamentary system.
The country's opposition, which boycotted the last…
Senegalese Ruling coalition candidate concedes defeat in presidential election
Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba has conceded defeat in the just concluded presidential election.
Ba on Monday called Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to recognise the opposition candidate's win in Sunday's presidential election.…
South African Parliament speaker takes $135,000, wig in bribes
South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the Parliament speaker with corruption, alleging she took $135,000 and a wig in bribes over three years while she was defence minister.
Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has not been…
Angolan president attracts Chinese tourists
Angola hopes to attract more Chinese tourists as part of its efforts to develop local tourism, said Angolan President Joao Lourenco in a recent interview in east China's Shandong Province.
Lourenco, who visited China from March 14 to 17,…
Zambia Strikes Deal On $3 Billion International Bond Rework
The government of Zambia said on Monday that it had reached an agreement with a group of private creditors on restructuring $3 billion of its international bonds – a major step that brings the country closer to emerging from its…