Johannesburg (AFP) - Orlando Pirates' Turkish coach Muhsin Ertugral says he will offer his resignation after a 6-1 South African Premiership thrashing from SuperSport United on Tuesday. The defeat at rain-drenched Mbombela Stadium in north-eastern city Nelspruit was the heaviest all-competitions loss suffered by the Soweto Buccaneers since 1990. ...
Maputo (AFP) - At least three politicians have been killed in less than a week in Mozambique, where peace talks are faltering after fighting erupted between the military and ex-rebel fighters, police said Tuesday. Two local members of the ruling Frelimo party were assassinated on Saturday in the town of Mutua by a group of bandits from the opp ...
Lagos, October 24th 2016 ndash; The Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) today proudly announces Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega as the first AIG Visiting Fellow of Practice at the University of Oxford rsquo;s Blavatnik School of Government. The AIG entered into a partnership with the Blavatnik School based on the shared purpose of b ...
ldquo;Getting to a point where we can try Hiss egrave;ne Habr eacute; is a turning point for Africa. rdquo; Habr eacute; rsquo;s Chadian prosecutor, Jacqueline Moudeina ldquo;Hiss egrave;ne Habr eacute; is the fourth dictator charged with crimes against humanity who was supported by the Reagan administration. rdquo; ...
Rabat (AFP) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI will cover the legal fees of pop singer Saad Lamjarred, imprisoned in France charged with aggravated rape , the official MAP news agency reported on Tuesday. Rabat's embassy in Paris confirmed the information. MAP said the king had told Lamjarred's family that French lawyer Eric Dupond Moretti, known ...
The ECA rsquo;s Macroeconomic Policy Division (MPD) is organizing an AEGM in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 10 November 2016, in order to review the draft study on the above mentioned subject. Power pools have especially been selected as a focus for a number of reasons: 1) they are a key stakeholder in the development of the energy sector by fac ...
In response to violence at some 100 polling places in C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire as citizens voted October 30 on controversial changes to the Constitution, Freedom House issued the following statement: ldquo;Freedom House condemns the violence in C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire surrounding the referendum regarding constitutional amendments approv ...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on October 28, 2016 the eighth and last review of Guinea rsquo;s economic program supported by an arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The Board rsquo;s decision enables the immediate disbursement of SDR18.36 million (about US$25.2 million), bringing total d ...
Sound bookkeeping is essential for a business rsquo;s financial well-being, which is why cloud accounting solutions have an invaluable role to play in helping Nigerian entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. That rsquo;s the word from Nikki Summers, Director, Sage One in East and West Africa, which is sponsoring and presenting at the Busine ...
As it heats up in the Southern Hemisphere, climate change is starting to be felt. To coincide with COP22 being held in Marrakech, Morocco from 7 - 18 November 2016, AfriDocs presents a selection of shorts about climate action from the recent Film4Climate Global Video Competition. The Film4Climate Global Video Competition invited f ...
Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's prime minister on Tuesday reshuffled his cabinet to create a more ethnically diverse team after an unprecedented wave of protests. Hailemariam Desalegn had promised the reshuffle after imposing a six-month state of emergency in October. In the reshuffle, Hailemariam gave senior roles to two politicians from the ...
Rabat (AFP) - Morocco has arrested 11 people over the death of a fish seller whose crushing in a rubbish truck sparked widespread demonstrations, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The suspects have been brought before an investigating magistrate in connection with allegations of involuntary manslaughter and forgery of public documents, a statement sa ...
Abidjan (AFP) - Ivory Coast is expected to announce Tuesday the result of an opposition-boycotted weekend referendum on constitutional changes that President Alassane Ouattara says will help end years of instability. The package put to the country's 6.3 million voters has alarmed opposition leaders and prompted accusations that Ouattara is tryin ...
Perth (Australia) (AFP) - Australia are pinning their hopes on wounded strike bowler Mitchell Starc and familiar home wickets as they look to halt a wretched run at their three-Test series against South Africa starting Thursday. Starc will wear a knee pad to protect deep cuts on his left leg and his condition will be closely monitored by medical ...
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