South African gov’t scheme targets 7 million jobs for women and youth
South African government is taking aggressive steps to address unemployment. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the administration is on track
UN warns 26 million people will need aid in north Nigeria
The UN is warning as many as 26 million people could be in need of humanitarian assistance in north Nigeria
South Africa set for high level negotiations with ICC
South Africa is set for high level negotiations with the Assembly of State Parties of the International Criminal Court in
Broadcast journalist shot dead at his home in DR Congo’s central province
President of the National Union of the Congo Journalists (UNPC) has condemned the killing of a public television broadcast journalist
Zimbabweans living abroad denied vote ahead of the 2018 election
Those Zimbabweans not in the country will be barred from voting from wherever they are in the 2018 election despite
Policeman in Egypt who killed man over price of cup of tea sentenced to life in prison
A policeman who killed someone over the price of a cup of tea in Egypt has been sentenced to life
Human rights lawyers ask Zimbabwe’s High Court to stop Mugabe’s bond notes decree
Zimbabwean human rights lawyers asked the High Court on Tuesday to strike down a decree by President Robert Mugabe allowing
UN Security Council extends mandate of peacekeeping force in Abyei
The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Abyei, a contested region bordering
Kenya extends deadline for Dadaab refugee camp closure by six months
The Kenyan government has extended the deadline for the closure of Dadaab refugee camp by six months, citing the delicate
First button mushroom production plant opens in Rwanda
A mushroom plant worth 1 million dollars has been opened in the Northern Province of Rwanda, Musanze district reports Rwanda