Tags GENERAL Once vibrant, Tripoli’s Old City struggles to survive With Libya plagued by chaos and violence since the end of the 2011 revolt that toppled Muammar Qaddafi, the once
Tags GENERAL Pope pleas to Kenya university gunmen to “come to their senses” Pope Francis on Thursday appealed to Somali Islamist militants who killed 148 people at a Kenyan university this month to
Tags GENERAL EU seeking a solution to Migrant problem as summer approaches The European Commission says the issue of migrants in the Mediterranean is set to worsen as summer approaches. Speaking in
Tags GENERAL Jacob Zuma condemns xenophobic attacks South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has spoken out against xenophobic attacks in the country‚ appealing for calm and an end to
Tags GENERAL Malawi has officially banned child marriages Malawian President Peter Mutharika has signed into law a ban on child marriage, months after lawmakers passed a bill raising
Tags GENERAL South African police fire rubber bullets at anti-immigrant protesters South African police are reported to have fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Thursday to disperse a crowd of
Tags GENERAL UN Wants Bodies Exhumed from Mass Grave in DRC The UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo urged the government on Wednesday to exhume more than 400 bodies buried
Tags GENERAL Uganda ADF rebels behead at least eight in DR Congo At least eight people were beheaded in a machete attack in an eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo that
Tags GENERAL Ethiopia’s Genzebe named sportswoman of the year Ethiopian middle and long distance runner Genzebe Dibaba bagged the sportswoman of the year title at this year’s Laureus awards
Tags GENERAL South Africans unite against Xenophobia attacks Up to 10,000 people are expected to march through Durban’s city streets, in solidarity with foreign nationals, in the wake