Maroua (Cameroon) (AFP) - With his finger on the trigger, ready to fire his weapon in an instant, a policeman keeps an eye on people passing in the centre of Maroua, capital of Cameroon's Far North...
With the Nigerian economy in recession, support for Small & Medium Businesses could be one of the key ingredients to carrying the country through these tough times. Assisting them should become a...
Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief on Thursday directed blame at DR Congo's government for surging political tensions that sparked deadly clashes in the capital Kinshasa this week. "The authorities...
Abuja (AFP) - Watford striker Odion Ighalo has been excused from Nigeria's World Cup qualifier in Zambia to attend his father's funeral, but club team-mate Isaac Success has been handed a first...
Lagos (AFP) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appealed Friday for the international community to help relieve the growing humanitarian disaster triggered by the Boko Haram insurgency in a plea...
Libreville (AFP) - Libreville's nearly empty streets were under the watch of a heavy police and military presence on Saturday after Gabon's top court upheld President Ali Bongo's re-election in...
Warri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The Niger Delta Avengers on Saturday claimed responsibility for the destruction of a major oil pipeline in southern Nigeria, breaking a ceasefire the militant group had...
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) - The soldier clutched his book with both hands. He shouted his name, rank and Nigerian Army number to no-one in particular. He stood up straight and ended every reply with...
Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - The embattled leader of jihadist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, resurfaced in a video posted online Sunday, rejecting assertions by the Nigerian army that he had been...
N'Djamena (AFP) - Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists have killed four Chadian soldiers in a cross-border raid in the volatile Lake Chad region, a security source told AFP on Sunday. "Around 8:00 pm (1900...
Representatives from energy, infrastructure and education & training companies will be participating in the Department for International Trade (DIT) London trade mission to Nigeria and Ghana, taking...
The humanitarian emergency in northeastern Nigeria is reaching catastrophic levels. A massive relief effort is needed immediately in remote areas as well as in the state capital, the international...
By Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations By Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ambassador...
CHALLENGE: According to a 2015 KPMG report, banking penetration is as low as 36% in some of the larger African economies. SOLUTION: Digital Transformation can drive adoption of banking services by...
MAPUTO, Mozambique, 28 September 2016,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- - Over the next few days Mozambique will play host to a series of train-the-trainer (TTT) workshops during the official build-up...
Johannesburg (AFP) - Delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Johannesburg voted Wednesday to ban all trade of the endangered pangolin, the world's most...
...The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea wraps up a successful visit to Singapore and is negotiating terms with offtakers from the Fortuna floating LNG plant. ...The Ministry of...
Johannesburg (AFP) - Delegates at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Johannesburg voted Wednesday to ban all trade of the endangered pangolin, the world's most...
Johannesburg (AFP) - The shy, scale-covered pangolin is to receive the highest level of protection against illegal trade to try to save it from extinction, after a vote Wednesday by delegates at a...
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has commended outgoing United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon for his collaboration and leadership in...
