Tags GENERAL Africa makes 25 percent of the world’s 41 million obese children As it stands the The Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity statistics show that 41 million children under five are either
Tags GENERAL Iran rebuilding ties with European Union after lifting of sanctions Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani is in Europe for a four-day visit, arriving first in Rome and then heading to Paris.
Tags GENERAL Sierra Leone police shoot at protesters demonstrating against open market closure At least three people have been admitted in hospitals in Kambia district in northern Sierra Leone with gunshot wounds after
Tags GENERAL UN investigators not yet allowed into Burundi A team of United Nations ambassadors supposed to investigate the violations and abuses of human rights in Burundi have been
Tags GENERAL African Union executive council to adopt agendas to be tabled for the Presidents Some 45 foreign ministers from across Africa have gathered in a retreat in the northern Ethiopia town of ‘Mekelle’. There
Tags GENERAL Hundreds take to the streets of Ouagadougou to pay homage to victims Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ouagadougou to pay homage to the victims of a jihadist attack on
Tags NEWS Boko Haram feared to be setting its sights on Cameroon Although no one’s yet claimed responsibility, for those attacks in Cameroon, they bear the hallmarks of Nigerian militant group Boko
Tags GENERAL East African Community’s Legislative Assembly considering petition to eject Burundi from regional block A delegation from Burundi said today that people who have made accusations of killings, rape and abduction in the country,
Tags GENERAL South Sudan government is accusing the opposition of derailing the peace process These accusations have happened before. Both sides in the South Sudan conflict are known for blaming each other. This time,
Tags GENERAL Buhari to have final say on MTN fine Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will have the final say on the $3.9bn fine imposed on giant mobile company MTN in