Tags GENERAL Former South Sudanese leader faces rejection on many fronts South Sudan former vice president, Riek Machar was in recent days stopped from holding a media conference in Sudan’s capital,
Tags GENERAL Nigerian government sues oil firms for theft of crude worth $12 billion Nigerian government is suing several oil companies for theft of crude amounting to 12 billion dollars. Papers filed in the
Tags GENERAL Civilians bear the brunt of conflict, bitter power struggles in Libya Libya has been torn apart by conflict and political power struggles since 2011 — and civilians have borne the brunt.
Tags GENERAL Kenyan car show attracts hundreds of vintage car enthusiasts This year’s Concours d’Elegance in Kenya attracted hundreds of classic car owners at the Ngong Racecourse in the country’s capital
Tags GENERAL ICC to sentence Malian militant on damages of Timbuktu shrines International war crimes judges are to rule on Tuesday in the case of a former Islamist rebel who pleaded guilty to
Tags GENERAL Sitting for long hours kills 433,000 people every year – Study A study has shown that about 1,200 people die daily worldwide because of sitting for more than three hours a
Tags GENERAL Kenya set to launch child-friendly TB medicines Kenya is set to become the first country in the world to introduce child-friendly tuberculosis medicines on Oct 1. Some
Tags GENERAL Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, calling for dramatic
Tags GENERAL Uganda takes on the ‘world’s most dangerous road’ Wearing pristine white with her woollen socks pulled high, Ugandan traffic police officer Edith Nanteza exudes natural authority at the
Tags GENERAL CITES votes to stop discussions promoting a framework for ivory trade Conservationists were jubilant yesterday as CITES voted once and for all to abandon the controversial Decision Making Mechanism (DMM) for a