Bharti Airtel to give Tanzania bigger stake in Airtel Tanzania

Tanzania’s President’s office last weekend said India’s Bharti Airtel has agreed to give part of its stake in Airtel Tanzania to the government. If confirmed, Tanzania government’s holding in the mobile phone operator will rise to 49 percent from 40 percent. According to local media, the announcement followed talks in Dar es Salaam between President […]

Chad: rebel leader Erdimi returns from exile as challenges to national dialogue persist

Exiled Chadian rebel leader Timan Erdimi has returned to his homeland after a decade in exile in Qatar for talks aiming to pave the way for democratic elections, though boycotts by rebel and opposition groups remain major hurdles. The 67-year-old Erdimi, who heads the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) returned to Chad Thursday (18 August), […]

Niger: About 75 Boko Haram terrorists killed – Defense Ministry

The Sahel state of Niger, which has been battling a bloody jihadist insurgency, said Wednesday around 75 Boko Haram combatants had been killed in the southeast and in neighboring Nigeria, reports AFP. Niger’s defense ministy said the 75 Boko Haram militants were killed in two separate operations by a regional anti-jihadist force in the country’s […]