Cuba to train 40 medical students a year from Zongo and Deprived communities
The government of Cuba has accepted to train forty (40) brilliant but needy medical students a year from Zongo, inner city and other deprived communities in Ghana. This follows a…
Kenya’s shilling drops to its lowest level in nearly two years
Kenya's shilling dropped to 104.05/20 per dollar on Thursday, its lowest level in almost two years, traders said. They attributed the drop to uncertainty caused by Monday's announcement that the…
Tunisia to bring forward presidential polls after Essebsi’s death
Interim leader Mohammed Ennaceur has 90 days to organise a presidential election, says Tunisia's electoral commission. Following the death of incumbent Beji Caid Essebsi, Tunisia is to bring forward the planned November presidential election…
African American duo launch ‘Go back to Africa’ campaign to take hatred out of slur
(CNN) — Most black people living in the US or Europe will have heard the phrase "Go back to Africa," at least once in their lives. The racist slur has long been…
How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time
In the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Michael Nganga is watching a Chinese Kung Fu movie. His small home in Limuru village doesn't have running water and its walls are made…
US imposes visa sanctions on Nigerians who undermined democracy during elections
Electoral commission officers prepare ballot boxes in Adamawa State, Nigeria, during the presidential election in February. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)The US government has imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians who tried to…
FIFA bans Liberian football official for misappropriating funds
African football official Musa Hassan Bility has been banned from the game for 10 years by FIFA's Ethics Committee following an investigation into the finances of the Liberian Football Association (LFA). Bility is…
Sudan army chief among senior officers arrested in coup plot
Sudan's military said it has arrested a number of senior officers in connection with the coup attempt earlier this month, the state news agency said. The military council, that took…
Tanzania grants Chinese firms licences to build gold refineries
Tanzania said on Wednesday that it had awarded licences for the construction of a mineral smeltery and two gold refineries to Chinese firms, as part of government efforts to generate more…
DR Congo ethnic violence stopping refugee returns: UN
United Nations - Violence and disease have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the threat of new clashes is stopping civilians from going back…
