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A no fly zone embargo has been imposed over the Libyan capital Tripoli’s airspace. On Wednesday a spokesman for the Libyan National Army revealed the move in a televised speech. Ahmed al-Mosmari, said the current no-fly zone would be expanded to include the city’s Mitiga airport, which has operated sporadically in recent months due to strikes. Brigadier General Ahmed al-Mosmari,… Read More

At least eight Nigerian soldiers were killed in Monguno, a town in the country’s northeast, after extremists staged a deadly attack, according to a witness. Members of the Islamic State, West African Province ambushed a convoy of travelers being escorted by soldiers near a military checkpoint at the entrance to Monguno, according to an employee of a non-governmental organization who… Read More

One of the UAE’s latest cultural landmarks, Qasr Al Watan, is a place that translates from Arabic to mean, the ‘Palace of the Nation’. The imposing building in Abu Dhabi, which is surrounded by lush, manicured gardens, is housed within the 380,000 square-metrePresidential Palace compound. The monument took 150 million man hours to build and its façade was constructed of… Read More

French telecom giant Orange has inaugurated a new Middle East and Africa hub in Casablanca, Morocco. The new offices will enable the group to transfer operational management of its African and Middle Eastern activities from Paris to Casablanca. In Africa and the Middle East, Orange is benefiting from strong growth in mobile services, driven in particular by 4G and Orange… Read More

United States president Donald Trump has disclosed that he had a big role in the 2018 peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Despite not clearly mentioning both countries in his claim at a rally in Ohio on January 9, 2020, he said the leader of one of the country’s had been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize after he (Trump) had… Read More

The United States Africa Command, US AfriCom on Thursday sought to clear the records in respect of the Al-Shabaab attack on one of its military bases in Kenya. US AfriCom which is responsible for military relations with nations & regional organizations in Africa, said the terrorists had inflated casualty figures and the extent of damage they inflicted on Manda Bay… Read More

Rwanda received its nationals released by Uganda on Wednesday as the two east African neighbors work to end months of a cold peace. Ugandan immigration officials handed over the nine men to their Rwandan counterparts at the Gatuna border post on Thursday morning. They were being accused of spying and political meddling in Kampala’s military court. Marcelino Bwesigye, Uganda representative… Read More

Police in the DRC gave University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN) students up to Thursday to leave campus threatening to use legal action to remove them from the premises. The threat comes after a policeman was killed and two others wounded in protests over a near doubling of tuition fees. National student president Prisca Manyala tells us the situation on campus. @NyashaKMutizwa Read More

We continue to bring you opinions and thinking patterns emanating from the CAF awards 2019. Sadio Mane has been decorated by CAF as the best male footballer of 2019 that was on Tuesday in Egypt. The award criteria has left divided opinions and has somehow touched the credibility of the awards. Joining me is a collection of African sports Journalist… Read More

Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B is the latest icon to share excitement at the possibility of having citizenship of an African country, using social media to let her fans know that she’s ‘filing for Nigerian citizenship’. Several other stars including British actor Idris Elba and American rapper Ludacris have recently been granted citizenship in Sierra Leone and Gabon respectively. In this… Read More