Tags GENERAL Security forces free Mali official from jihadists A senior government official and a journalist abducted by suspected jihadists in Mali have been freed, a security source told
Tags GENERAL Nairobi attack highlights ‘new age’ al Shabaab recruits Profiles of key suspects in last month’s terror attack in Nairobi point to the worrying rise of a new generation
Tags GENERAL #NigeriaDecides: Film stars deploy to plead for election peace in Nigeria As emergencies go, it has a catchy tune. Faced with a Nigerian election that could spiral into violence, some in
Tags GENERAL NIGERIA DECIDES: INEC begins distribution of sensitive voting materials Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced the transportation of sensitive election material to polling units across the country on
Tags NEWS NIGERIA DECIDES: Economic impact of election postponement The Nigerian electoral authority postponed the country’s presidential election that was to be held on Saturday 16 February, just five
Tags GENERAL Human rights abuses widespread in South Sudan – UN report Despite a fragile peace agreement signed more than five months ago, a United Nations report concludes many violations, including rape
Tags GENERAL Egypt executes nine men over killing of public prosecutor Egyptian authorities have executed nine men convicted of the 2015 killing of the country’s chief prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, a prison
Tags GENERAL Kenya on a mission to track down student loan defaulters The Kenya Ministry of Education has put education loan defaulters on the spot. Through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB),
Tags GENERAL SA opposition in court to block land law change South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party has moved to court to challenge a proposed law that would allow
Tags GENERAL China supports Tanzania’s trial of ivory smuggler China on Wednesday voiced support for Tanzania’s sentencing of a Chinese businesswoman to 15 years in prison for smuggling elephant