Tags GENERAL At least six killed as Somalia security forces put out prison uprising At least six prisoners were killed and another six injured when Somali security forces beat back an uprising in Mogadishu’s
Tags GENERAL Isabel dos Santos steps down from Unitel Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos will leave her job in the administration of telecoms operator Unitel amid ongoing tensions between
Tags GENERAL Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship’s oil spill Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from
Tags GENERAL Namibia to auction fishing quota to raise money for COVID-19 medicines The Namibian government will for the first time auction its 60% share of the country’s annual horse mackerel and hake
Tags GENERAL Al-Shabab inmates fight security officers inside prison in Somali capital A fierce gunfire was heard inside the main prison in Mogadishu on Monday afternoon after al-Shabab inmates exchanged gunfire with
Tags GENERAL Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from the U.S., India and
Tags GENERAL UNICEF hails Tanzania’s simplified birth registration system for children The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday hailed Tanzania’s new simplified birth registration system for under-five children saying the
Tags GENERAL Kenya extinguishes fire at wildlife sanctuary Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on Monday that an inter-agency security team had managed to extinguish the fire that had
Tags GENERAL Ethiopia commends Chinese tech firm ByteDance’s COVID-19 medical supplies donation Ethiopian Minister of Heath, Lia Tadesse on Monday commended Chinese tech firm ByteDance for donating COVID-19 medical supplies. Tadesse made
Tags GENERAL 21 killed, 16 injured in torrential rains in Sudan The recent torrential rains across Sudan have left 21 killed and 16 others injured, the Sudanese authorities said Monday. The