Lesotho parliament suspended for nine months amid coup fears
The South African government has expressed concern over the unfolding political and security situation in neighbouring Lesotho after the suspension of the country's parliament.
In...
British couple murder and kidnap case marred by ‘flawed investigations’
Kenya: A Kenyan sentenced to death in July 2013 for the murder and kidnapping of a British couple on holiday at the coast, has...
Top security officials knew nothing about Mpeketoni attack
Lamu, Kenya: Top security officials in Lamu County who spoke to The Standard on Sunday in confidence, maintained that they had no intelligence that...
General from Ethiopia appointed Commander for the United Nations in South...
UN chief Ban Ki-moon Tuesday appointed the Ethiopian Lt Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam as the Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South...
Turkey Funded Sayla Djibouti Road Commences
SAYLA (Somalilandsun) – The road linking Somaliland with Djibouti is to be tarmacked.
This was informed by the Selel regional governor Abdirizaq Waaberi Roble while...
European Union cuts funding to Zambia
European Union Budget Support Group will significantly reduce their funding to Zambia due to poor financial and monetary policies.
The EU said Zambia has scored...
LRDC considers gun carrying ban, legalising sex work
A ban on carrying firearms in public, legalising sex work and giving the green light to abortions are just some of the new pieces...
Tunisian terror group to target Jews and Westerners
A Tunisian counterterrorism expert warned last week that terrorists are reportedly planning to target the Jewish community on the island of Djerba during Ramadan,...
Egypt’s Coptic Christian women and girls targeted by Muslim kidnappers
Fifteen-year-old Amira Hafez Wahim slipped out of the Christian church in Luxor, Egypt, where she had attended services with her mother in February, promising...
Sierra Leone’s President opens Private Sector Roundtable forum
President Koroma recently officially opened the maiden Presidential Private Sector Roundtable forum organized by the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA) and...
