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Businessman Idriss Diallo elected as head of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), in an election in the capital Yamoussoukro where former star striker Didier Drogba was eliminated in the first round. "Mr. Idriss Diallo is elected…

Italy is another step ahead in its venture to increase its export of natural gas as the country signed a new deal with the Republic of Congo. The Italian delegation paid a visit to Angola and now Congo Republic this week to line up LNG…

The World Food Programme (WFP) says that a new convoy of 50 trucks was on its way to Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region, which is threatened by famine. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was pleased to announce…

South African judge Raymond Zondo was appointed head of the constitutional court, the country's highest court. Justice Zondo was previously in charge of South Africa's inquiry into state corruption under President Jacob Zuma who ruled the…

Thousands of Eritrean refugees, shell-shocked and separated from loved ones, fleeing on foot through harsh terrain to escape artillery and gunfire. It played out again this month, after the Bahrale refugee camp in the north eastern Afar…

Libya found itself with two Prime ministers, after its parliament voted a rival to replace the existing unity government's chief Abdulhamid Dbeibah. Libya's eastern-based parliament named a new Prime minister,the House of Representatives…

The electoral authorities in Somalia have appointed a new chairman after dismissing the former chief accused of involvement in electoral misconduct. The announcement of Somalia's Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT) followed the…

The third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit is ongoing in Istanbul under the auspices of Presidency of the Turkish Republic. The two-day summit comes fast on the heels of a top-level business forum in October that focused on investment…

The newly appointed Burkinabe Prime Minister Lassina Zerbo has outlined some of the issues he intends to solve in the country just after the selection of various ministerial dockets. Lassina said Burkina Faso now needs to face the…

The government in Burkina Faso has announced the appointment of a new prime-minister following the resignation of Christophe Dabire. The new head of government is Lassina Zerbo, the former head of a top nuclear watchdog. Facing the…