APA
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has announced the reopening of his country’s common border with neighbouring Eritrea a year after it was shut down over a perceived security threat, according to Khartoum.
The Autonomous Union of Higher Education (SAES), in a statement issued Thursday, denounced “with the utmost energy” the cancellation of the ceremony for the distribution of press vests for use by media professionals accredited to cover the presidential election, whose official campaign period begins on February 3.
About 300 representatives from across Africa and beyond will participate in a three-day Interpol conference scheduled for 5-7 February in Kigali, a police source disclosed Thursday in Kigali.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday in Nairobi chaired the first Cabinet meeting this year, which approved the establishment of a Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Centre (C-IED Centre) at Embakasi Garrison in Nairobi.
The President of Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, has expressed his willingness to travel to Guinea Bissau soon to support the country’s electoral process.
Kenya is set to host the 2019 Global Learning Council (GLC) Summit that will explore how countries can effectively use digital technology to pursue learning outcomes.
A study conducted by a group of researchers over a period of 11 years has revealed that obesity among Ghanaian women has soared from 25 percent to 40 percent.
The Ghanaian press on Thursday focuses on the announcement by President Nana Akufo-Addo that his government intends to execute infrastructural projects across the country this year to shore up the nation’s development.
Nigerian freight forwarders have called for an outright cancellation of the 35 percent levy imposed on new vehicles imported into the country.
Nigeria’s main opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed allegation that he used his position in the Nigeria Customs Service to perpetrate acts of corruption.