According to the government, a fire ravaged an expensive nightclub in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde early Sunday, killing at least 16 people and wounding eight more.
Category: Africa
Extremists in Nigeria are extremely dangerous. – UN source.
According to UN humanitarian director Martin Griffiths, the Islamic extremist insurgency in northeast Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous (and) highly threatening” problem that will
BHP makes a comeback in Africa with a nickel venture in Tanzania.
BHP Group has invested $40 million in a Tanzania nickel property, according to Kabanga Nickel, a UK-based private firm. This is the world’s largest miner’s
Local companies are interested in Shell’s oil holdings in Nigeria.
According to three sources familiar with the process, at least five Nigerian oil and gas companies are ready to submit bids this month for Royal
Amid concerns over mounting debt, China’s foreign minister visits Kenya.
On Wednesday, China’s foreign minister began a visit to Kenya, where the government has relied on Chinese financing to create infrastructure but has been chastised
Three Chinese nationals have been kidnapped in Nigeria, according to authorities.
Three Chinese nationals working in Nigeria’s north-central area were seized by gunmen, according to police, the latest incident in a cycle of violence in Africa’s
The United States’ special envoy to the Horn of Africa is stepping down.
Three sources familiar with the situation told reporters on Wednesday that US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will stand down this
South African police charge a man with arson as the parliament was totally gutted by fire.
As firemen battled to extinguish the last remnants of the flames, South African police said they had charged a man with arson in connection with
Ethiopia, Mali, and Guinea are no longer eligible for the U.S – Africa duty-free trade program.
The US cut Ethiopia, Mali, and Guinea off from a duty-free trade program on Saturday, as promised by President Joe Biden in response to alleged
Tanzania and a Turkish company have signed a $1.9 billion railway contract.
Tanzania inked a contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi on Tuesday to build a 368-kilometer section of standard gauge railway that will cost $1.9 billion