Activists uncover plot to sell Nigerian women during World Cup
The Thompson Reuters Foundation Human traffickers are planning to exploit relaxed Russian visa controls for next month’s World Cup to
Kenya plans to start exporting oil in December
Kenya will start exporting oil in December as part of early oil pilot scheme. Andrew Kamau, the Principal Secretary in
UN chief visits G5 Sahel Force in Mopti, pledges support
On the second day of his visit to Mali, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday travelled to Mopti, where
UN urges Kenya to protect environmental activists
The UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged Kenya to urgently take measures to protect defenders who have faced harassment
Study: Cairo is the least expensive city in the world for expatriates
A recent study conducted by Swiss bank UBS on 77 metropolitan areas has shown that Egypt’s capital Cairo is the
Kenyatta vows ‘no mercy’ for thieves in Kenya graft scandal
“There will be no mercy for the thieves,” Kenya’s president announced Wednesday amid a growing corruption scandal as diplomats representing
Uganda approves ‘WhatsApp tax’
Ugandans who use the internet messaging service WhatsApp will be charged a daily tax of 200 shillings after parliament
South Sudan’s Kiir travels to Ethiopia for peace talks
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday travelled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a one-day State visit, the presidency said.
Libya’s December election goal faces political, legal, security hurdles
A commitment by key Libyan actors to hold elections in December faces multiple obstacles, including the lack of a legal
Freed Briton addresses crowds in Ethiopia
Andargachew Tsege, the British citizen who spent four years on death row in Ethiopia as a political prisoner, addressed crowds