Tags GENERAL U.N. decries rising violence in Central African Republic The United Nations commissioner for human rights has condemned the spiraling violence in the Central African Republic, saying it should
Tags GENERAL Uganda bans Dutch film for ‘steamy sex scenes’ Uganda’s censorship board has denied a Dutch film, ‘The Dinner Club’, a classification rating, banning the film in the country after
Tags GENERAL CAF President Ahmad meets Gabonese President Ali Bongo Confederations of African Football President Ahmad Ahmad on Sunday met Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, before the opening ceremony of
Tags GENERAL Denmark to extradite wanted man to Rwanda to face genocide charges Danish authorities on Tuesday arrested a Danish national upon an extradition request from Rwanda, where he’s suspected of committing crimes
Tags GENERAL South Sudan’s army renamed ‘South Sudan Defense Force ‘ South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Monday issued several decrees reinstructing the army, renaming the Sudan’s People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)
Tags GENERAL U.N. seeks $1.4 billion in aid for South Sudanese refugees The United Nations has issued an aid appeal to international donors to help raise $1.4 billion to be channeled towards
Tags GENERAL The superhighway threatening Nigeria’s tropical rainforest When bulldozers rolled into their forest at the start of last year, the Ekuri community in southeast Nigeria protested: “Indigenes
Tags GENERAL Kenya lauds Belt and Road Initiative as best model for growth of Africa Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday that the Belt and Road Initiative is the best model for Africa’s desired
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe’s bond notes ‘being traded outside borders’ – report Zimbabwe’s bond notes are reportedly being smuggled out of the country by unscrupulous currency dealers just over the border and
Tags GENERAL Sierra Leone hosts regional talks on polio surveillance Sierra Leone will host a workshop designed to strengthen surveillance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) and other vaccine preventable disease