At 85, Peter Mutharika has reclaimed Malawi’s presidency in a dramatic political comeback, nearly a decade after losing the office in a court-overturned election. Sworn in on Saturday (4 Oct) at Kamuzu Stadium, he now becomes Africa’s second-oldest sitting leader — second only to Cameroon’s Paul Biya. Mutharika won a decisive 56% of the vote […]
A Rwandan soldier of the UN Peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was killed Monday in an attack during a patrol. “Earlier today, a peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed when his unit came under attack by members of an unidentified armed group” during a patrol in the village of Sam-Ouandja, in the eastern […]
The International Finance Corporation has pledged to help Moroccan women reach more leadership positions in the business world under an agreement inked Friday in Casablanca with Club des Femmes Administrateurs (CFA). IFC will train members of CFA on a range of topics relating to corporate governance, as well as conduct outreach activities to strengthen the […]
