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Sudan: Prime Minister survives assassination attempt

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived this Monday an assassination attempt as a car bombing attack targeted his convoy in capital Khartoum and has been moved to a safe location. The family of the Prime Minister indicated he was safe after a blast targeted his motorcade, CGTN Africa reports. Images broadcast on regional TV channels […]

Under ECOWAS pressure, Guinea junta agrees to leave power in two years

Guinea’s ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing sanctions by the West African bloc ECOWAS over its original plan for a three-year transfer of power. “In a dynamic compromise, experts from ECOWAS and Guinea have jointly developed a consolidated chronogram (timetable) for a transition spread over 24 months,” Economic […]

Air travel in EAC region should be made more affordable for citizens

The cost of air travel within the East African Community (EAC) region is still very high, which is also due to high operating costs and onerous visa requirements experienced by African airlines, regional legislators and a senior airline executive have complained. The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has recently called on EAC member state leaders […]