Tags GENERAL Egypt detains 75 people in human trafficking probe An Egyptian prosecutor has ordered the detention of 75 people following an investigation into suspected human trafficking, state media reported
Tags GENERAL Zambia shuts Hungry Lion restaurants over cholera contamination Zambia has shut three of South African retailer Shoprite’s Hungry Lion fast-food restaurants after their food tested positive for the
Tags GENERAL 2017 was second hottest year on record, after 2016 Last year was the second hottest worldwide on record, just behind a sweltering 2016 with signs of climate change ranging
Tags GENERAL Nigerian military rescues schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 The Nigerian military said on Thursday it had rescued one of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from the town
Tags GENERAL Embattled Togo leader breaks silence in New Year address Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe broke his silence after months of protests against his rule, calling on the opposition to “dialogue”
Tags GENERAL Nigeria reinstates fuel subsidies to avert further shortages Nigeria’s government has reinstated fuel subsidy to avert further fuel crisis that plagued the country throughout the festive season. The
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe court dismisses case of U.S. woman charged with insulting Mugabe A U.S. citizen charged with attempting to overthrow the Zimbabwean government after police accused her of insulting then-president Robert Mugabe
Tags GENERAL Kenya launches its first Standard Gauge railway cargo train In a bid to improve cost of trade with its neighbouring countries, Kenya has launched its first standard gauge railway
Tags GENERAL 4 dead, scores injured in South Africa train crash At least four people are said to have been killed scores injured in a train crash in South Africa on
Tags GENERAL Somalia PM sacks three ministers as country battles insurgency Somalian Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has sacked his ministers for foreign affairs, the interior and commerce, replacing them with