ICC orders conditional release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
THE HAGUE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of former Ivory Coast…
Ghana: Small scale miners yet to resume operations, miners target 3-month to fully return
ACCRA, Feb 2 (NNN-GNA) — Several weeks after the lifting of the ban on small scale mining, productive activities of…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa named 2018 Newsmaker of the Year
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s National Press Club has named President Cyril Ramaphosa as the 2018 Newsmaker of…
South Africa: Shamila Batohi, new NPA boss takes aim at corruption
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has taken a firm stance against corruption…
South Africa’s Largest Union NUMSA Mobilizes Against Electricity Price Hike
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the largest single trade union in the…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa denies rift with deputy: Newspaper reports
HARARE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said there is no rift with his deputy and dismissed…
Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated US$8 million
KAMPALA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda seized a contraband shipment of ivory and pangolin scales it said was the largest…
Trans-Gambia bridge a boon for trade
FARAFFENI/BARRA (Gambia), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gleaming new bridge across the Gambia River in West Africa is transforming transport…
Nigerian opposition candidate to consider amnesty for corruption suspects
ABUJA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar said he would consider an amnesty for corruption suspects…
US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Ghana Over Deportee Row
The US accuses 7,000 Ghanaians of abusing the terms of their visas ACCRA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has…