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Ethiopia in Crisis Brief: February 20,2018

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The Ethiopian political crisis heightened after a state of emergency was declared late Friday. This comes a day after the Ethiopian Prime ...

President Jacob Zuma's Fate Hangs in the Balance Brief: Friday February 9 2018

Cape Town , South Africa President Zuma expected to leave office within days Parliamentarians from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party have intimat...

United States Imposes Arms Embargo on South Sudan Brief February 5 2018

South Sudan president, Salva Kiir Washington D.C The United States state department imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan last Friday. The State Department's s...

Fiji Wins The HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton Brief Feb 5 2018

Hamilton, New Zealand Fiji beat current world rugby series champions South Africa in a gripping final in Hamilton, New Zealand to win their first tournament of ...

Kenya's Opposition Leader Swears Himself In Brief: Tuesday January 30 2018

Opposition leader, Raila Odinga, holding a green bible after swearing himself in as the People's President at Uhuru Park in Nairobi on Tuesday Nairobi Kenya Ken...

30th African Union summit kicks off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Brief: Mon Jan 29 2018

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and Heads of State and Government pose for a picture at the Plenary Hall during the 30th African Union Summi...

African Union Set To Launch Single African Air Transport Market Brief Wednesday Jan 24 2018

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 about to take off at Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia At the ongoing African Union (AU...

George Weah Sworn in As President Brief Monday Jan 22 2018

Monrovia, Liberia Ex-football star George Weah has been sworn in as Liberia's president in a stadium attended by 35,000 near Monrovia. Mr Weah won more than 60%...

West African Nations Team Up to Fight Boko Haram Brief: Thursday Jan 11 2018

Nigerian Troops Abuja, Nigeria Soldiers from Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon teamed up to fight the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram. The soldiers are ta...

Africa Tech Summit 2018 Daily Brief Tuesday 9th Jan 2018

Kigali, Rwanda The Africa Tech Summit 2018 will be held on February 14-15 in Kigali Rwanda at the new 5 star Kigali Marriott Hotel. The convention is aimed at b...

African Migrants given three months to leave Israel or face jail time Brief Friday January 5 2018

African migrants demonstrating in Tel Aviv after the announcement Jerusalem, Israel The Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday that it will begin issuing not...

China's Ban on Ivory Trade takes effect Morning Brief Wednesday 3 January 2018

Ranger Jean Claude Mambo Marindo sits beside almost a hundred tusks seized from elephant poachers at Garamba National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Co...

Africa in 2018 Stories to Watch Daily Brief Monday 1 Jan 2018

Fireworks display in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Happy New Year guys! The beautiful continent of Africa experienced challenges and setbacks in 2017. It was a year ...

George Weah Wins Liberia's Presidency Daily Brief Thursday 28 December 2017

President elect George Weah Monrovia, Liberia Former world footballer of the year, George Weah has won the run off presidential poll after defeating current vic...

Liberia's Run Off Poll Marked by Low Turnout Daily Brief: Tuesday 26 December 2017

George Weah at a campaign stop Monrovia, Liberia Liberians went to the polls on Tuesday to decide on their next president. The election pits ex-international fo...

Ugandan Lawmakers Detained by Police during the Presidential Age Limit Debate in Parliament

Ugandan Opposition Lawmakers being ejected from parliament after protesting the bill to scrap off the presidential age limit. Kampala, Uganda A proposed bill to...

Bike Riding Initiative Starts in Nairobi Daily Brief Tuesday December 5 2017

Head of UN Environment, Erik Solheim and Weiwei Hu, President, and Founder of Mobike in Nairobi Nairobi ,Kenya More than a hundred cyclists gathered in downtown...

South Africa Wins Dubai Sevens Tournament Daily Brief Sunday 3 December 2017

The BlittzBokke celebrate after defeating New Zealand 24-12 in Dubai Dubai The current champions, South African Sevens team begun the season with a series win i...

Dubai Rugby Sevens Tournament Begins Daily Brief Friday 1 December 2017

Dubai The 2017/2018 HSBC Sevens Series has begun in Dubai. 16 teams from all over the world are participating in what promises to be a thrilling competition. Th...

Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in for a second five year term Daily Brief Tuesday November 28 2017

President Uhuru Kenyatta takes the oath of office Nairobi, Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta was today sworn in for a second five-year term as president of the Republic Keny...