South African VP arrives in Nairobi ahead of South Sudan peace meeting
South African vice president David Mabuza arrived in Nairobi on Thursday to begin his three-state visit to the East African
Uganda seeks joint operations with DR Congo in Ebola fight
Although Uganda has not recorded any case of Ebola outbreak, the country is on high alert as chances of a
Egypt detains 20 people suspected of human trafficking
Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority on Thursday detained 20 people accused of human trafficking, state owned MENA agency reports. The North
US: Cameroon separatist crisis could get ‘much, much worse’
The top U.S. diplomat in Africa said Thursday the separatist crisis in Cameroon could get “much, much” worse, saying “the
Rwandan court acquits Diane Rwigara of incitement charges
Rwanda’s High Court on Thursday acquitted opposition leader Diane Rwigara and her mother of charges that included inciting insurrection and
Libyan airport shut following heavy rains
An airport in Libya’s second city of Benghazi was temporarily shut on Wednesday after heavy rains caused floods in the
Yellow fever kills nine in Nigeria’s Edo State
The Edo State Government said on Wednesday nine persons were killed by yellow fever in the state. The Commissioner for
MOFCOM: China confident it will reach agreement with U.S. in 90 days
The meeting between China and the U.S. on trade relations was very successful with highly overlapping interests between the two
Malaysia burns African pangolin scales worth $9 million
The Malaysian government on Thursday torched nearly three tonnes of seized scales of endangered pangolins worth some $9 million. The
Petition launched in South Africa to break monopoly on electricity generation
A nationwide petition was launched on Wednesday in South Africa with the aim of breaking the monopoly state-run electricity utility Eskom