KDF Kill Senior Al Shabaab Commander in Somalia

[Shabelle] Militants of al Shabaab train with weapons on a street in the outskirts of Mogadishu, November 4, 2008. The violence in Somalia has killed nearly 10,000 civilians since the start of 2007 and forced more than a million from their homes, trigg…

[Shabelle] Militants of al Shabaab train with weapons on a street in the outskirts of Mogadishu, November 4, 2008. The violence in Somalia has killed nearly 10,000 civilians since the start of 2007 and forced more than a million from their homes, triggering a humanitarian crisis that aid workers say is one of the worst -- and most neglected -- in Africa. REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA)

source: AllAfrica News: Somalia

President Announces New Prime Minister

[Deutsche Welle] Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita made the announcement on state-owned television. The previous prime minister, Modibo Keita, served as prime minister since 2015.

[Deutsche Welle] Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita made the announcement on state-owned television. The previous prime minister, Modibo Keita, served as prime minister since 2015.

source: AllAfrica News: Mali

Aliko Dangote – African Industrializer At 60

[Daily Trust] Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON turns 60 today, born on 10 April 1957. It is an open knowledge he is a global billionaire, who owns the Dangote Group, which operates in Nigeria and other African countries, including Benin, Ethiopia, Senegal, C…

[Daily Trust] Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON turns 60 today, born on 10 April 1957. It is an open knowledge he is a global billionaire, who owns the Dangote Group, which operates in Nigeria and other African countries, including Benin, Ethiopia, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, and Zambia with estimated net worth of US$12.5 billion. As a tribute to the African Industrializer and investment patriot I hereby reproduce an article yours comradely wrote in praise of Alhaji Aliko after he commissioned the N

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

National Congress and Kenyan Jubilee Parties Discuss Ways of Strengthening Relations

[SNA] Khartoum -The National Congress Party and the ruling Jubilee Party in Kenya have discussed means of strengthening the bilateral relations and opening horizons of cooperation in all fields.

[SNA] Khartoum -The National Congress Party and the ruling Jubilee Party in Kenya have discussed means of strengthening the bilateral relations and opening horizons of cooperation in all fields.

source: AllAfrica News: Sudan

South Africans Are Not That Exceptional After All

[The Conversation Africa] There was a time that South Africa looked very different to the rest of Africa. The “rainbow nation” was seen by many – including a lot of its own citizens – to be exceptional, having more in common with the developed states o…

[The Conversation Africa] There was a time that South Africa looked very different to the rest of Africa. The "rainbow nation" was seen by many - including a lot of its own citizens - to be exceptional, having more in common with the developed states of Europe than some of the countries on its own doorstep.

source: AllAfrica News: Ghana

Spike-Throwing Cops Face 10 Years Jail

[The Herald] Bulawayo -Government is ready to invoke the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter IV, Section 38 to charge police officers who throw spikes at moving vehicles, who face up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $3 000, a…

[The Herald] Bulawayo -Government is ready to invoke the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter IV, Section 38 to charge police officers who throw spikes at moving vehicles, who face up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $3 000, an official has said.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe