US Secretary of Defence Mattis arrives in Cairo
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis has arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian officials and discuss cooperation before heading
Avail affordable clean energy to empower African women: UN official
A United Nations official on Saturday called for support towards availing sustainable, affordable and clean energy to help empower African
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombing in Nigeria’s Borno state leaves 13 dead
At least 13 people were on Saturday left dead after a blast went off in a market in the northeast
Woman arrested in Tanzania over same-sex kiss
A woman has been arrested in Tanzania by the country’s police after a video clip showing her kissing and embracing
Ethiopian innovator looking to curb power wastage
An Ethiopian software engineer has come up with an innovation that will allow people to make power adapters and bulbs
20 Kenyans students benefit from Chinese embassy scholarships
Kenya’s Chinese embassy on Thursday awarded scholarships to 20 university students as part of a programme that begun in 2013
Mother-to-child HIV transmission reduces in Burundi
The transmission of HIV/AIDS from mothers to children has tremendously reduced in Burundi, said a Burundian health official on Friday
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa drops education minister after public outcry
Zimbabwe’s new president Emmerson Mnangagwa dropped his primary and higher education minister, a day after reappointing him to the cabinet
Boko Haram raid on military post kills soldier
Boko Haram Islamists killed a soldier and wounded three others in a raid on a military post in northeast Nigeria,
Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa’s choice of ministers under criticism
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s choice of senior military officials to top posts in his new cabinet has received sharp criticism