Botched FGM leaves 50 girls in hospital in Burkina Faso
Around 50 girls are being treated in hospital in Burkina Faso after botched circumcisions, or female genital mutilation (FGM), a
South Africa to offer Kiswahili in schools
Beginning in 2020 Kiswahili will be offered as an optional language in South African schools. This according to the Basic
Cassava virus breaks out in Zambia
A virus that was destroying hectares of cassava plantations has broken out in two provinces in Zambia, the agriculture ministry
China-Zimbabwe cooperation to continue flourishing: outgoing ambassador
Outgoing Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe Huang Ping said Monday that cooperation between China and Zimbabwe will continue to flourish and
Uganda accuses EU of trying to ‘hijack institutions’ over Bobi Wine saga
Uganda’s government on Monday responded to a European Union Parliament resolution that called out alleged torture of opposition politicians and
Kenyan hospital under investigation over infant deaths
Pumwani Maternity Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Catherine Mutinda is one of the three top administration officials suspended while the government
ICC fines and sentences Bemba for witness tampering
The International Criminal Court on Monday fined Congolese politician Jean-Pierre Bemba 300,000 euros ($350,730) and sentenced him to 12 months
Ethiopians take to the streets to protest ethnic clashes
Several thousand Ethiopians demonstrated in the streets of the capital on Monday morning to protest ethnic-based attacks in the outskirts
Uganda accuses EU of overstepping bounds
Uganda’s government on Monday accused the European Union Parliament of meddling in its internal affairs after the legislator passed a
Zimbabweans angered by $500,000 cost for Mugabe’s private jet hire
Zimbabwe’s public is mad and has taken to social media to express their displeasure after President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government reportedly