Football: CAF strips off Ethiopia of rights to host 2020 CHAN; Cameroon rubs hands

The African football governing body (CAF) has withdrawn Ethiopia’s rights to host the local version of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) of players on the continent, over delay in the preparation. CAF President Ahmad Ahmad informed the media of the decision it made Thursday as it met to appoint Moroccan citizen Mouad Hajji as […]

U.S contracts Deloitte to research Libya’s oil sector

U.S administration has recently contracted for two assessments of the Libya’s oil sector recovery, Libya Observer reports, citing France-based investigative media Africa Intelligence. The first assessment accounting for a first contract was commissioned on September 21 for an amount of almost $400,000 by the Interior Business Center (IBC), the federal government’s purchasing center – a […]

Mali: The junta reveals its ambition to appoint a military president for the transition

The Malian junta for the first time officially stated, at a news conference Wednesday, that it was in favor of a military-led transition. This was the first time they’ve revealed their ambition officially. The military, which seized power on August 18 in Bamako, are rather close to the ideas of the fringe of the population […]