Email leaks heap more pressure on Zuma
Leaked documents released by the South African media on Thursday alleging improper dealings in government contracts will open President Jacob Zuma up to renewed scrutiny Read more
Month: June 2017
Trump hails signing of multi ‘Billion Dollars deals’ with Vietnam
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump discussed trade with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a White House visit on Wednesday and welcomed the signing Read more
Over 40 people ‘die of thirst’ in Sahara Desert
More than 40 West African migrants died in the Sahara desert this week after their truck broke down in arid northern Niger, the Red Cross Read more
Ethiopia blocks mobile internet
Mobile internet access in Ethiopia has been blocked by the government – but officials are refusing to say why. It was reported last year that Read more
Senegal eliminated from U-20 World Cup
Senegal’s young Lions of Teranga exited the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in South Korea on Thursday after a 1-0 defeat to Mexico. A goal in Read more
Uganda probes ‘Chinese-linked’ ivory smugglers
A new investigation has been ordered in Uganda into whether staff at the country’s wildlife agency conspired with Chinese diplomats to export illegal ivory. Five Read more
Disciplinary action awaits Ugandan student for ‘exposing nakedness’
Uganda’s prestigious Makerere University has threatened disciplinary action against a female student for wearing a skirt which was “cut into many strips” and which exposed Read more
China denies involvement in smuggling racket
China has rejected allegations that two of its diplomats have been involved in illegally smuggling ivory from Uganda, AFP news agency reports. Uganda’s President Yoweri Read more
Breastfeeding cuts uterus cancer risks
Women who breastfeed their children have been found to be at substantially less risk of developing uterus cancer, according to researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Read more
$1trn stolen from Africa in 50 years – UN
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says an estimated 50 billion dollars leaves the shore of the continent illicitly mostly to the Western countries, Read more
South East group seeks revocation of Kanu’s bail
Irked by the activities of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the South East Peoples Assembly (SEPA), has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to revoke Read more
Trump to delay U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem
President Donald Trump is expected this week to delay relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, U.S. officials and a diplomatic Read more
Fuel scarcity paralysed Burundi
Fuel shortages have paralysed the small central African nation of Burundi, threatening further damage to an economy already moribund after years of political violence and Read more
Kenya inaugurates Chinese-built railway linking port to capital
Kenya inaugurated a $3.2 billion railway funded by China linking the capital Nairobi to the port of Mombasa on Wednesday, the country’s biggest infrastructure project Read more