Top Boko Haram commander arrested in Nigeria
Lagos - Police in Nigeria have arrested Mohammed Zakari, a senior commander of the Boko Haram sect, blamed for killing hundreds of people since...
Sectarian Violence Escalating in Central African Republic
A deadly cycle of sectarian violence is escalating in eastern parts of the Central African Republic. Scores of civilians have been killed since early...
Child Malnutrition Rates Skyrocket in South Sudan
Children in parts of South Sudan are suffering from shocking rates of malnutrition, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today.More...
Somali traffic police seek arms to defend against al-Shabaab attacks
Somali traffic police officers say they are ready to take up arms to defend themselves after al-Shabaab issued specific threats against them and killed...
Amnesty International slams ‘slow justice’ in Kenya
London - Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned what it said was the Kenyan government's continued failure to properly investigate and deliver justice and compensation...
Ethiopia’s Nile dam project to become an African power
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam will provide energy for growing economy but add to Egypt's fears over water security.The 4x4 roars off, kicking up a...
Botswana refuses to register sex workers’ association
Botswana’s Department of Civil and National Registration has refused to register an association for sex workers, APA learnt here on Tuesday. Sisonke Association Botswana...
Zimbabwe War Vets threaten war against Green Fuel over land
Zimbabwe war veterans, traditional leaders and ordinary villagers in Chisumbanje have demanded that Green Fuel compensate them for land taken by the Ethanol project...
Mugabe ‘ run out of ideas’ to fix the economy
Harare - Zimbabwe's former prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Monday that long-ruling President Robert Mugabe had "run out of ideas" to fix the...
Dirty, dusty Zambia International Trade Fair
Something needs to be done about the organisation of the Zambia International Trade Fair in Ndola.We share Ndola district commissioner Rebby Chanda's disappointment with...