Yearly Archives: 2015
Move to indict son of Abdoulaye Wade
A Sengalese special prosecutor is seeking a seven-year prison sentence for Karim Wade, the son of a former president, on charges of illicit enrichment,...
Albino abductions increase calls for effective witch doctor ban
There have been calls for greater action to enforce a newly-imposed ban on witch doctors in Tanzania following the abduction of a child whose...
Grace back on form following surgery
Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe was welcomed by cabinet ministers and thousands of Zanu PF supporters on Sunday as she returned from a short...
Egyptian leader seeks mandate to attack IS
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has called for a United Nations resolution mandating an international coalition to fight so-called ‘Islamic State’ (IS) in Libya on...
Law change bans child brides in Malawi
Malawi has passed a law banning child marriage, raising the minimum age to 18 in a country where half of girls end up as...
Naira at all-time low
Nigeria’s currency, the naira, has fallen to a record low following the West African nation’s decision to postpone its national elections, increasing the risk...
Wanjiru death was murder, says pathologist
THE senior doctor who performed the autopsy on the body of Olympic Marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru, who died from a presumed fall in May...
Disappointment as FIFA imposes meagre fine
West Ham United have been reprimanded and fined £71,000 by world football’s governing body over their claim that Senegal international Diafra Sakho was unfit...
Elephants get the monkey off their backs
Africa Cup of Nations 2015 Final – Equatorial Guinea
Ivory Coast 0 – 0 Ghana (a.e.t)
Ivory Coast win 9 – 8 on penalties
Ivory Coast had...
Ghana trio in AFCON All-Star Team
Ghana trio Andre Ayew, Christian Atsu and Harrison Afful have been named in CAF’s team of the tournament for the just ended Africa Cup...
