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If Benjamin Mkapa thought his old job was hard, things are about to get a whole lot tougher. The 77-year-old, who served as Tanzania’s president between 1995 and 2005, was appointed on Wednesday by the East African Community (EAC) to coordinate peace talks aimed at halting the ongoing crisis in Burundi. The EAC is a regional bloc consisting of Kenya, ...

When we talk of wealth, it means real cash in most cases, though Africa is regarded as the poorest continent, its also gifted with people that know how to make money, Nigeria is the country in Africa with the top billionaires followed by South Africa and Egypt. We want to talk about the second richest man in Africa. Check also: ...

Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he was ready to help combat terrorism in Nigeria, where Boko Haram fighters have killed thousands of people in a bloody campaign for a hardline Islamic state. Check also:Where girls are being kidnapped and used as suicide bombers He also signed a memorandum on trade and economic cooperation, which Nigerian President ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Dozens of emaciated looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in north-east Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defense fighter said Wednesday. Check also: Cameroons military freed hundreds of hostages 100 boko-killed Seventy six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of ...

Arusha – President John Pombe Magufuli will be joining his four counterparts from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi in launching the first community travel document (passport) here on 2nd / March 2016. Check also: 47 None African Countries You Can Travel To From Uganda Without Visas The new digitalized and machine- readable East African Passport replaces the old EAC travel document, ...