Kenya gives expats 60 days to register or leave
Expatriates working in Kenya have been given 60 days to regularise their status with the authorities as the government intensifies
Nigeria seeks jail time or $5,500 fine for codeine sellers
Nigerian lawmakers have unanimously backed a bill which would see organisations who continue to sell products with codeine or tramadol
Seven new Ebola cases confirmed in DR Congo
Two more people have died from Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, as aid agencies battled to persuade skeptical residents
British court convicts pensioner for raping girls in Kenya
A 72-year-old pensioner has been found guilty in a British court of raping two Kenyan girls while he was on
Egypt tourism revenues jump 83 percent to $2.2 billion in Q1
Egypt’s tourism revenues jumped 83.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018 to $2.2 billion, a government official told Reuters.
U.N. lauds China’s food aid to South Sudan
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday hailed China’s food assistance to vulnerable South Sudanese. Valerie Guarnieri, WFP Assistant
Ghana president orders investigation into football chief
Ghana’s president has ordered an investigation into the chairman of the country’s football association – who also happens to be
Ethiopia’s exiled ODF returns to continue talks with govt
The Ethiopian government is due to meet with leadership of an exiled opposition party for further political talks, chief of
UN mulls blacklisting alleged human trafficking leaders in Libya
The United Nations Security Council is considering a proposal to sanction six leaders accused of human trafficking in Libya. The
Zimbabwe shelves plan to issue cannabis farming licences
Zimbabwe’s government has put on hold a decision to legalize the growing of cannabis in the country, with authorities saying