Somali army kills 61 al-Shabab militants in attack near Mogadishu
Somali army killed 61 al-Shabab militants in an ambush near the town of Afgoye, some 30 km west of the
W.H.O. appoints co-chairs to lead probe into sex abuse reports in DR Congo
The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) on Thursday announced the appointments of Aïchatou Mindaoudou and Julienne Lusenge as co-chairs of an
Namibia dehorns 666 rhinos since 2018 to curb poaching
Namibia is dehorning most of its endangered black rhinos in an effort to curb poaching, official said Thursday. According to
Ghana’s inflation rate falls for second consecutive month
Ghana’s inflation rate fell for a second month in September as food-price growth cooled further. Annual consumer inflation slowed to
Burkina Faso gold mine resumes operations nearly a year after deadly attack
Endeavour Mining, the biggest gold mining company in Burkina Faso, has restarted the Boungou mine in the east of the
Former London marathon winner Wanjiru gets four-year ban
Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, the 2017 London Marathon winner, has been banned for four years due to an Athlete Biological Passport
Uber launches medicines delivery service in South Africa
Uber Eats’ South African unit on Thursday expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based over-the-counter medicines service as it seeks to
Egypt reports 6 new coronavirus-related deaths, lowest since mid-April
Egypt reported on Wednesday late night 6 deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll in the country since the outbreak
The Bank of Africa signs a new “Chinese” agreement
by Hanane Thamik On Monday, The Bank of Africa, through its branch in Shanghai, signed a memorandum of understanding with
Poet Hope Ochieng: ”I stand for the girl child’
It is in the heart of Kibera slums, in Kenya’s capital Nairobi that we meet nine-year-old Hope Wambui Ochieng. Together