Africa
PAP vice president pushes for human rights in Banjul
Banjul - The Second Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament, Hon. Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has told African leaders that human rights are not...
AFC commits $100m to boost Africa’s digital economy
London - Africa Finance Corporation has approved a commitment of up to 100 million US dollars to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers,...
African tax officials train on tracking dirty money
Johannesburg, South Africa - Twenty-one tax officials from ten African countries have gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a two-week training programme focused...
Botswana joins global diamond federation in Gaborone
Botswana has become an affiliated member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, with the announcement made at the WFDB International Summit held...
Museveni backs Dangote’s plan for East African refinery
Kampala - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown his weight behind a proposed regional oil refinery project after meeting Nigerian billionaire industrialist...
Mogae laid to rest with full military honours in Gaborone
Gaborone - Former Botswana President Festus Gontebanye Mogae has been buried at Phomolong Cemetery in Gaborone, with the Botswana Defence Force conducting a...
Mogae’s daughter remembers the man behind the statesman
Boikaego Mogae, the last born daughter of former Botswana President Festus Mogae, stepped up to the podium at her father's memorial to share...
ISIS second-in-command killed in Nigeria-US operation
Maiduguri, Nigeria - The second-in-command of the Islamic State, Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, has been killed in a joint military operation between Nigeria and the...
