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APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday led Kenyans in paying emotional tributes to Kenneth Matiba, a revered icon of the fight for multiparty democracy in what became known as the se...
APA-Gaborone(Botswana) — Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp late Thursday announced the recovery of a 472 carat, top light brown gem diamond, the third largest diamond ever discovered from its 100% owned Ka...
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — The 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) has picked Mozambique's former president-cum diplomat Joaquim Chissano to mediate in Madagascar’s political crisis.
26-Apr-2018 to 12:46
Guinea Bissau gets new Cabinet
APA-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) — Guinea-Bissau, in an official decree announced Wednesday evening a new government comprising 18 ministers and eight secretaries of state.
Read more26-Apr-2018 to 11:51
WB/IMF to hold 2021 Annual Meetings in Morocco
APA-Dakar (Senegal) — The 2021 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, in October 2021, following a vote by the boards of governors of the two institutions.
Read more25-Apr-2018 to 19:26
Senegal: Opposition takes presidential funding controversy to court
APA – Dakar (Senegal) — The Senegalese opposition under the umbrella Democratic and Social Front for National Resistance (FDSRN) will resort to the country’s Constitutional Council on Thursday to challenge the draft law on the sponsorship of candidatures for future presidential elections.
Read more25-Apr-2018 to 09:59
Compared to Europe, Sub Saharan African immigrants in US often more educated
APA-Dakar (Senegal) — Sub-Saharan African immigrants in the United States tend to be more highly educated than those living in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Portugal, a Pew Research Center analysis of US Census Bureau and Eurostat data finds.
Read more24-Apr-2018 to 19:39
Sierra Leone: President Proclamation paves way for Speaker election
APA-Freetown (Sierra Leone) — Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has issued a Presidential Proclamation ordering parliament to convene its first session on Wednesday, April 25.
Read more24-Apr-2018 to 17:08
Saudi Arabia issues Nigeria hajj ban threat
APA-Abuja (Nigeria) — The authorities in Saudi Arabia have issued a threat to ban Nigeria would-be pilgrims from the hajj in Mecca which takes place in August 2018.
Read more24-Apr-2018 to 16:01
Senegal: French businessman held in custody over corruption
APA – Dakar (Senegal) — The French businessman, Vincent Bollore, was held into custody in his country on Tuesday in the wake of an investigation over suspicions of corruption cases in the allocation of port concessions in West Africa, APA learned from media sources.
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