Bitter rivals’ embrace shakes up Kenyan politics
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A surprise handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga has stirred up Kenyan politics as the long-time rivals...
Rift among abductors of Chibok girls delays release talks – Nigerian president
ABUJA (Reuters) - Talks between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram militants on the release of schoolgirls kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok...
Nigeria’s Boko Haram has abducted more than 1,000 children since 2013 – U.N
ABUJA - Islamist fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram group have abducted more than 1,000 children in the northeast since 2013, the United Nations children's...
The race for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019
ABUJA - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Monday he wants to seek another term in office in February 2019 elections. With that declaration,...
Zimbabwe takes delivery of Boeing 777 plane
HARARE, April 12 - The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has taken the delivery of a Boeing 777 plane acquired under from Malaysia, the...
More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash
ALGIERS - More than 250 people including Western Sahara refugees were killed when a military plane crashed near Algeria's capital on Wednesday, state media...
Nigerian president Buhari to seek re-election in 2019
By Abraham Achirga and Felix Onuah
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American rapper Puff Daddy to tour Africa
JOHANNESBURG, April 9 (ANA) – Award-winning rapper and business mogul Sean Diddy Combs, also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, Diddy,...
Zimbabwe government appeals to citizens to return home and rebuild country
JOHANNESBURG, April 9 (ANA) - The new dispensation in Harare needs the buy-in and investment of millions of Zimbabweans who left the country and...
81-year-old Algerian president urged to seek fifth term
JOHANNESBURG, April 9 (ANA) - Algeria’s governing party is urging President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to seek a fifth term even though the 81-year-old has been...
