Month: July 2019

Boris Johnson will succeed Theresa May as the U.K’s next Prime Minister, the BBC reports. Johnson was elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members Tuesday. “ I want to thank our outgoing leader Theresa May for her extraordinary service to this party and to this country. It was a a privilege. It was a privilege to serve… Read More

Wednesday is a day of prayer for vulnerable people at the church of Saint Pierre in Pointe-Noire, Congo. Maryse, like most of the women who come here to pray, is in a difficult situation. She’s accused of witchcraft by her in-laws, after she lost everything following her husband’s death. This is not an isolated case. It is a systemic problem… Read More

*Renowned Nigerien comedian Mamane has announced his plans to construct the first ever comedy school to offer training to entertainment professionals. *He hopes the school will create more employment opportunities for the youth. “This is providing jobs to young Africans, giving hope to these young people, telling them that we can create jobs here in Africa, so stay at home… Read More

*Bruno Le maire, is visiting Addis Ababa to meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abye Ahmed. *The French Minister of Finance is keen to demonstrate France’s willingness to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries, following the project initiated jointly with French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the country last March. “It was a very interesting and constructive discussion. The… Read More

Congo’s Health Minister Oly Ilunga resigned from his post Monday to protest the president’s decision to take over management of the response to the Ebola outbreak. “Following the president’s decision to manage the Ebola epidemic at his level, I handed in my resignation as Minister for Health,” Ilunga wrote in a tweet. Ilunga, who had been health minister for two… Read More

A Gambian army officer on Monday accused ex-president Yahya Jammeh of ordering the 2004 murder of journalist Deyda Hydara and admitted he was involved in the killing. Hydara, who was editor and co-founder of the independent The Point daily and a correspondent for AFP and Journalists Without Borders (RSF), was killed by unidentified gunmen in his car on the outskirts… Read More