Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe opposition stages second post-election demonstration calling for political dialogue Zimbabwean main opposition MDC Alliance on Thursday held a demonstration in the capital Harare to protest against the worsening economic
Tags GENERAL DRC’s Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, WHO says The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo’s deadly is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West
Tags GENERAL UN internal watchdog says agency misspent $11 million on South Sudan refugee crisis An internal inquiry says the United Nations refugee agency has misspent millions of dollars on Africa’s largest refugee crisis, including
Tags GENERAL Kenya, Tanzania usher in new era of trade with border post Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart John Maghufuli will on Saturday launch a one-stop border post (OSBP) along
Tags GENERAL ‘Nobody can stop reggae’ as it’s added to UNESCO global cultural heritage list The United Nations’ cultural and scientific agency (UNESCO) has added reggae music to its list of global cultural treasures. This
Tags GENERAL Uganda on the spot over European arms supply to South Sudan The Ugandan government has come under scrutiny over its involvement in the funneling of European arms and ammunition into South
Tags GENERAL World Bank sees Nigerian 2018 GDP growth at under 2 percent The World Bank expects Nigeria’s economy to grow slightly less than 2 percent this year, largely driven by the non-oil
Tags GENERAL African Union mulls successful implementation of transition plan in Somalia A delegation from the African Union Peace Support Division (PSD) wrapped up their three-day visit to Somalia on Wednesday, calling
Tags GENERAL Ethiopia overtakes Dubai as top feeder of air traffic to Africa Ethiopia has overtaken Dubai as a conduit for long-haul passengers to Africa, highlighting the success of the state airline’s expansion
Tags GENERAL Kenya police accused of raping women during election protests Kenyan police are accused of committing the majority of sexual violence reported during last year’s opposition protests over election results,