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African football executive cleared of Swiss bank payment claims
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African football executive cleared of Swiss bank payment claims

CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba had denied any wrongdoing over alleged suspicious payments. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Thursday that the Swiss Public Prosecutor's Office will not initiate legal proceedings against CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba after fi...

Trump halts refugee arrivals, sends more troops to US-Mexico border
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Trump halts refugee arrivals, sends more troops to US-Mexico border

President Trump reportedly stops arrivals of refugees already cleared to enter US and will send 1,500 more soldiers to southern border as he pursues a promised crackdown on migration. US President Donald Trump has halted arrivals of refugees already cleared to enter the United States, according t...

Botswana president aims to clinch De Beers deal
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Botswana president aims to clinch De Beers deal

Botswana's new President Duma Boko said on Thursday that he hoped to clinch a long-delayed diamond sales pact with industry giant De Beers. Top diamond producer Botswana's new President Duma Boko said on Thursday that he hoped to clinch a long-delayed sales pact with industry giant De Beers as ea...

Nigeria hikes mobile phone tariffs by 50%
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Nigeria hikes mobile phone tariffs by 50%

Mobile telephone and data subscribers in Nigeria will now have to pay more after the government approved a 50% increase in tariffs. Mobile telephone and data subscribers in Nigeria will now have to pay more after the government approved a 50% increase in tariffs, as the country battles one of its...

ONU : Le tourisme en Afrique retrouve ses niveaux d'avant la pandémie
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ONU : Le tourisme en Afrique retrouve ses niveaux d'avant la pandémie

Le nombre de visiteurs sur le continent présente des perspectives positives après les restrictions strictes imposées par Covid en 2019. Par La Rédaction Selon de nouveaux chiffres publiés par les Nations Unies, le tourisme en Afrique a dépassé les niveaux d'avant la pandémie. Le continent a connu...

Gunfire erupts in South Sudan's capital as 600 prisoners escape
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Gunfire erupts in South Sudan's capital as 600 prisoners escape

Approximately 600 prisoners escaped from a military barracks in South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday morning. Approximately 600 prisoners escaped from a military barracks in South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday morning, resulting in soldiers firing in the air as warning shots to the escapee...

Somali president arrives in Egypt ahead of talks with Sisi
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Somali president arrives in Egypt ahead of talks with Sisi

The two leaders are expected to discuss acceleration of cooperation in the fields of security and peace in the region. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday arrived in Egypt for an official visit to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. According to the official...

Fire erupts at refinery in Sudan's capital amid fighting
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Fire erupts at refinery in Sudan's capital amid fighting

The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday accused each other of attacking the Khartoum refinery in Al-Jaili. The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday accused each other of attacking the Khartoum refinery in Al-Jaili. The arm...