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CAR approves new constitution, as opposition slams Touadera for seeking to be ‘president for life’

Voters in the perennially restive Central African Republic (CAR) overwhelmingly approved a controversial draft constitution that could see President Faustin Archange Touadera seek a third, longer term in office. The national poll body said Monday (7 August) the constitutional amendments which remove the two-term limit and extend the term from five to seven years — […]

More than dozen killed in North-eastern Congo

At least 14 people were killed Sunday in Ituri, North-eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces, Islamist rebel group originally based in neighboring Uganda, authorities have  announced. Lingasa Benago, a leader of civil society in Irumu told Turkish news agency Anadolu that the attack killed 14 people, including […]

Tunisia : AfDB gives $75million for Tunisia’s gas network backbone

Tunisian state owned oil and gas exploration and production company, Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP), will be benefitting from a $75 million corporate loan from the African Development Bank. The loan was approved by the Bank’s board of directors last month. The fund will be directed to the funding of the Nawara project as part […]