Tags GENERAL UN says peacekeeper shot dead in northern Mali A peacekeeper was shot dead by militants in northern Mali on Friday, the UN’s mission to the country said, the
Tags GENERAL Delayed elections in November: Chad’s President Deby Chad’s legislative elections, originally due to take place in 2015, “should take place in November”, President Idriss Deby told opposition
Tags GENERAL DRC kidnappers release priest, kill 3 other people Kidnappers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have freed a priest in exchange for a ransom but three other people
Tags GENERAL US airstrike in Somalia kills three militants The U.S. military said on Friday that it had killed three militants after launching an air strike against al-Shabaab in
Tags NEWS UN Security Council concerned over political situation in Burundi The UN Security Council on Thursday expressed concern over the political situation in Burundi and the slow progress of the
Tags GENERAL Ethiopia shuts down notorious detention center The Ethiopian government on Friday announced the closure of a notorious detention and investigation center located in the capital Addis
Tags GENERAL Tanzania president inaugurates wall around gem mines Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday inaugurated a 24km wall around the country’s tanzanite mines to prevent smuggling of the
Tags GENERAL #SierraLeoneDecides: UN Chief congratulates the new president By Weng Xudong United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated Julius Maada Bio on his final victory in Sierra Leone’s
Tags GENERAL Ugandan women leave corporate jobs for taxi jobs New technologies and business models are rapidly opening alternative pathways for women in emerging markets like Africa. In Uganda, the
Tags GENERAL Tanzania reverts ban on importation of second hand clothes Tanzania has rolled back a ban on the importation of second hand clothing in the country, joining four other East