Kenya plans to spend $210 million on rail upgrades
Kenya will spend $210 million on linking and upgrading older tracks with its new standard-gauge railway as it abandons a
Vote count underway in South Africa
South African elections officials counted ballot papers early on Thursday, a day after a vote seen as the toughest test
Bensouda calls for enforcement of arrest warrants in Libya
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, called for concrete measures to secure the arrest and surrender of
Nigeria’s presidential election petition hearing set for May 15
Nigeria’s presidential election petition tribunal will begin hearing the case in which the main opposition leader Atiku Abubakar is challenging
South Sudan’s Kiir wants a delay in formation of unity government
The president of oil-rich South Sudan said on Wednesday that the formation of a unity government should be delayed by
Drought in Angola puts millions at risk of starvation
In Angola, there has not been enough rain to end months of severe drought that has left 2.3 million people
WHO experts propose additional experimental Ebola vaccine
The World Health Organisation’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) has recommended the introduction of an additional experimental vaccine against
Namibia announces $40 million drought intervention package
Days after Namibian president Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency due to an on-going drought in the country, Prime
Police in Ghana arrest 81 people in separatist crackdown
A joint military and police operation in Ghana saw 81 people arrested for allegedly supporting the declaration of an eastern
Around 52 million in Near East, North Africa, suffering chronic undernourishment – FAO
Around 52 million people across the Near East and North Africa are suffering from chronic undernourishment, fanned by conflicts and