EU deploys Election Observation Mission to Ghana
BRUSSELS – PRN Africa — In response to an invitation by the Ghanaian authorities, the European Union has deployed an…
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West Africa
East Africa
Kenyan president bans ‘party-hopping’ among lawmakers
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Days after forming a new political party largely recruited from rival groups, President Uhuru Kenyatta on…
145,384 total views, 398 views today
Southern Africa
Will Free Expression Equal Terrorism in Zimbabwe?
HARARE, Nov 9 2016 (IPS) – Four years ago, a faceless writer using the nom de guerre Baba Jukwa set…
31,524 total views, 542 views today
Central Africa
Gabon: no sign in sight of a family dynasty being displaced
Florence Bernault, University of Wisconsin-Madison For the second time in seven years, a presidential election in Gabon has triggered violent…
103,739 total views, 485 views today
North Africa
UN chief bypasses Morocco on North Africa trip
United Nations, United States, Feb 26, 2016 (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits North Africa next week to draw…
388,985 total views, 394 views today
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Gabon’s President-Elect Ping Meets with US Congress to Urge Immediate Action against Ali Bongo
(Washington, DC) – Today, Gabon’s President-Elect, Dr. Jean Ping, met with Senate Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC…
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UK stands by Sierra Leone on first anniversary of the end of Ebola
LONDON -PRN Africa — UK support will help develop resilient health systems, improve education and increase access to clean water…
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Release of Chibok Girls Rekindles Pressure to Free Last 196
ABUJA, Nov 11 2016 (IPS) – The Nigerian military announced the rescue of a missing Chibok schoolgirl Saturday, bringing to…
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Sierra Leone to commemorate end of Ebola with 3-minutes of silence – Presidential Spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay says
The government and people of Sierra Leone will observe 3 minutes of Silence Monday, November 7 to commemorate the anniversary…
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AfDB Injects USD 1 Billion to End Youth Unemployment in Africa
ROME, Sep 27 2016 (IPS) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) together with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)…
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Power battles keep Malawians guessing why their president disappeared
Jimmy Kainja, University of Malawi The President of Malawi, Peter Mutharika (76), finally returned home after a month-long absence. His…
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Social Media Becomes Mugabe’s Nightmare
ROME, Oct 25 2016 (IPS) – In a WhatsApp video that went viral in September, a middle-aged Zimbabwean man addresses…
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Tipped to win Nobel literature prize, Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o misses out — again
Peter Kimani, The Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong’o was the…
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Why can’t Nigeria’s president defeat Boko Haram?
Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London Muhammadu Buhari, a disciplinarian former military leader, came to power in Nigeria with a…
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Media workers protest against working conditions at King’s newspaper in Swaziland
Members of the Media Workers Union of Swaziland (MWUS) have gathered near the offices of the Swazi Observer for several…
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Press freedom: worrying signs as South Africa slips in global rankings
Georgia Alida du Plessis, University of the Free State On 19 October 1977, the apartheid government in South Africa banned…
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Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma takes extra-ordinary measures to safeguard the country’s economy and prevent further slowdown
In a move that will be seen by many as prudent, the Sierra Leone President, Ernest Bai Koroma has taken…
73,794 total views, 148 views today