Zimbabwe increases fuel prices as economic crisis deepens
Zimbabwe has announced a fresh increase in fuel prices, four months after a price hike triggered nationwide protests and a brutal security crackdown. Increasing prices by about 46 percent on Tuesday,…
Somalia: At least two killed in Mogadishu car explosion
At least two people have been killed and 12 others wounded after a car exploded near a checkpoint in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, officials said. "A car bomb blast struck at a…
Ghana-IMF relations:Time for regular health checks of economy
The December visit to Ghana of Madam Christine Lagarde—the first by an IMF Managing Director in almost two decades—shed light on the ultimate goal of the Fund’s work in member…
Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale granted Gh₵100,000 bail
The Adjaben District Court has admitted Reggae and Dancehall artistes, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy, to bail in the sum of Gh₵50,000 each with one surety. The two arch musical rivals…
Stonebwoy charged for displaying firearms in public
Dancehall artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, known in showbiz circles as Stonebwoy has been charged in court for displaying firearms in public without permission from the Inspector General of Police (IGP).…
Nigeria: Armed bandits attack three local government areas in Katsina, kill 34
About 34 persons were killed yesterday May 21st by armed bandits who invaded three local government areas of Batsari, Dan Musa and Faskari in Katsina state. According to residents of the…
From soldier to peanut seller in Ethiopia
A veteran soldier who fought the one-party Derg regime in Ethiopia now lives in poverty in the northern city of Mekelle. Birha Asebha is forced to sell roasted grains and…
Being black in Nazi Germany
Film director Amma Asante came across an old photograph taken in Nazi Germany of a black schoolgirl by chance. Standing among her white classmates, who stare straight into the camera,…
Gabon timber scandal: How 300 containers of kevazingo went missing
Gabon's President Ali Bongo has sacked his vice-president and his forestry minister amid a timber-smuggling scandal. No reason was given for the sackings but it comes after 300 containers of…
Binyavanga Wainaina: Kenyan author and gay rights activist dies
Prize-winning Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina has died in Nairobi after a short illness at the age of 48. He won the Caine Prize for African writing in 2002 and was best…
