Kenyan campaigners root for safe abortion to contain maternal deaths
Enactment of policies and legislation that encourage safe termination of pregnancies is key to containing rising toll of maternal deaths
Austria, Italy propose holding migrants on ships for days
Austria and Italy’s far-right interior ministers suggested on Friday that the European Union hold migrants rescued at sea on ships
Boko Haram jihadis kill eight in NE Nigeria: militia
Boko Haram gunmen killed eight people when they attacked two villages in restive northeast Nigeria in an attempt to steal
Voters in Mauritania face 2nd round of legislative elections
Voters in Mauritania are going to the polls for a second round of legislative, municipal and regional elections under tight
Africa now a comic con-tinent
From the mother of dragons in “Game of Thrones” to Captain America from the “The Avengers”, thousands of comic book
Zimbabwe’s Finance minister pushes for crowdfunding initiative for cholera outbreak
A crowdfunding initiative by the finance minister amid reports of government spending on new vehicles for Cabinet members has only
Fighting breaks out in South Sudan 2 days after ‘final final’ peace deal
Fighting has broken out in South Sudan two days after the warring sides signed what the government called a “final
President Kagame pardons opposition leader Victoire Ingabire
Victoire Ingabire, 42, Chairperson of the Unified Democratic Forces (UDF) a coalition of Rwandan opposition parties. Back in Rwanda from
Nigerian Finance Minister resigns over forged papers
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun, who said she stepped down over
‘Cartel’ of Sierra Leone officials ran passport scam for U.S. visas: anti-graft chief
Corrupt Sierra Leonean officials have been selling fraudulent service and diplomatic passports for thousands of dollars to individuals hoping to