President Bashir suspends talks with US over removal of sanctions
Following Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir’s decision to suspend talks with U.S. over imposed sanctions, talks to resolve the issue now
Kenyan traders head to court to fight plastic ban
Importers and retailers of plastic bags in Kenya have moved to court, hoping to suspend a government ban on the
UN says it has found more mass graves in Kasai region
United Nations investigators, working together with Congolese military investigators, have identified an additional 38 mass graves in six different locations
South Sudan government fires striking judges
At least 13 judges have been fired following several months of strike, asking for better working conditions reports the Eye
Gambia could become first in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate malaria – experts
–Reuters Gambia could become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate malaria on its track record of combating the
Ghanaian university constructs a solar powered 4by4vehicle
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana has constructed a 4 by 4 solar powered vehicle, reports
Uganda to recruit over 4000 teachers
The government of Uganda will recruit 4700 secondary school teachers and non-teaching staff for over 100 new state funded secondary
Six police shot dead in Kenya where drought is fuelling violence
–Reuters Six Kenyan police officers were killed and two wounded when their convoy was attacked by gunmen in central Kenya
Brazil’s ex-president convicted of corruption, sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges and sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in
Gambia on funding drive to become first sub-Saharan nation free of malaria
Gambia could become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate malaria on its track record of combating the mosquito-borne