South Africa on high alert for plague
The Institute for Communicable Diseases on Thursday alerted South African citizens travelling to Madagascar to avoid highly populated areas containing
President Kenyatta congratulates President Xi for successful CPC Congress
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Xi Jinping as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), following a
Man flies over South African city in chair held up by balloons
A British man this week strapped himself to a lawn chair with balloons and took flight over South African city
West-funded NGOs banned from observing 2018 elections, Mugabe says
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has said his country will not allow West-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to observe the 2018 elections,
Kenya: IEBC postpones election in four counties citing security hitches
Kenya’s electoral body has postponed presidential elections in four counties in the western province of Nyanza, an opposition stronghold, citing
U.S. envoy visits DR Congo to push for elections
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to press for credible
Kenyan police chief denies use of excess force against opposition supporters
Kenya’s police chief has denied use of excessive force in quelling anti-poll riots in opposition strongholds despite contrary reports. Inspector
Liberia: Liberty Party calls for a suspension of the planned second runoff
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has said that the Liberty Party (LP) has called for a repeat of the presidential
UN envoy to reopen representative desk in southern Libya
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of UN Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, on Wednesday expressed hope
President Kiir affirms commitment to national stability
The South Sudanese government has refuted claims that President Salva Kiir is not committed to ensuring peace in his country.