Tags GENERAL Barack Obama to speak at annual Mandela lecture In a speech marking the 100th birthday of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, former U.S. President Barack Obama will urge youth
Tags GENERAL Eritrea reopens embassy in Ethiopia Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of a rapid thaw between two countries that a
Tags GENERAL Botswana considers lifting ban on hunting Botswana, home to the world’s largest elephant population, may lift a ban on hunting for sport in the face of
Tags GENERAL Scores of Nigerian troops missing after Boko Haram ambush: local media Scores of Nigerian troops went missing following an ambush by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno,
Tags GENERAL Nigeria’s ruling party wins key state gubernatorial race A candidate from Nigeria’s ruling party won a key state gubernatorial on Sunday, the electoral commission said, marking an early
Tags GENERAL Kenya Power CEO under arrest over allegations of economic crimes – police Kenya Power’s Chief Executive Officer gave himself up to police on Sunday and was in their custody, police said, a
Tags NEWS Congo’s Kabila appoints army chief under U.S., EU sanctions for alleged violence Congo’s President Joseph Kabila has appointed a new army chief who is under international sanctions for the violent repression of
Tags GENERAL 8 endangered black rhinos die in Kenya in botched relocation Eight critically endangered black rhinos have died in Kenya while being transported by the state wildlife service between two national
Tags GENERAL #Worldcupfinal:France beats Croatia 4-2 in final match France won its second World Cup title by beating Croatia 4-2 Sunday in a match briefly interrupted by an on-field
Tags GENERAL Farmers in Malawi substitute chemical manure with human urine Fertiliser can be a dirty business – and one agriculturalist in Malawi knows that all too well. He’s making fertiliser