Africa should heed Botswana’s simple success recipe
Academics and left-wing intellectuals seem puzzled by Botswana’s economic success. After all, the rest of the 54 African states are sliding downwards, or trying...
Foreigners urged to flee Libya fighting
European nations have called on their citizens to leave Libya as heavy fighting between troops loyal to a renegade general and militias in the...
Foreign Ministry denounces killing of Egyptians in Libya
Cairo - Egypt's Foreign Affairs Ministry has condemned the killing of Egyptians in Libya's Tripoli on Saturday and demanded that the Libyan government takes...
Sierra Leone escaped Ebola patient dies
A Sierra Leone woman who fled hospital after testing positive for the Ebola virus has died after turning herself in, health officials have told...
Five dead in bombing of church in north Nigeria’s Kano
Kano (AFP) - Nigeria's northern city of Kano, Nigeria on Sunday cancelled celebrations to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan...
Mugabe’s wife, Grace, making move into frontline politics
President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, is set to lead the Zanu (PF) women’s league after being unanimously recommended by the party’s 10 provinces yesterday.Newsday...
Boko Haram abducts Cameroon politician’s wife
The Cameroonian military says members of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram have abducted the wife of the country's deputy prime minister in the...
Egypt’s Armed Forces arrest 18 suspects in crackdowns
Cairo - Egypt's Armed Forces and police forces have jointly arrested 18 suspects during crackdowns in North Sinai, Ismailia and Daqahliya, said an army...
French businessman jailed for 2 years in Guinea mining case
A French businessman who sought to obstruct a US investigation into an alleged bribery scheme to secure multibillion-dollar African mining rights for Israeli billionaire...
Sierra Leone hunts Ebola patient kidnapped in Freetown
A hunt has been launched in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, for a woman with Ebola who was forcibly removed from hospital by her relatives.Radio...