Sierra Leone’s doctors end nationwide strike
Doctors in Sierra Leone have ended a 13-day strike pushing for better pay and working conditions that had paralyzed the country’s hospitals.
The health ministry...
Kenya allocates $50.7M to promote balanced economic growth
Kenya has allocated 5.2 billion Kenya shillings (about $50.7 million) to promote balanced economic growth in the current financial year, officials said on Tuesday.
The...
FIFA bans former Gambia football head for corruption
World football governing body FIFA has banned former president of the Gambia Football Federation Seedy Kinteh from all football activities for four years.
This after...
IMF approves Morocco’s $2.97B precautionary loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $2.97 billion precautionary and liquidity line (PLL) facility to help Morocco ward off external economic shocks.
The...
South Africa bans popular Chicken Licken ‘Big John’ ad
Chicken Licken has been ordered to withdraw its “Big John” television advertisement immediately because it “trivializes an issue that is triggering an upsetting for...
Manchester United sacks Jose Mourinho
Manchester United have sacked manager Jose Mourinho after identifying a catalogue of his failings at the club.
The Portuguese, 55, took over in May 2016...
Police officer arrested in connection to killings of five citizens in...
Five people were killed in a village in Western Kenya after residents resisted the arrest of a suspect in a domestic abuse case, a...
France promises more aid, but no more troops, for Burkina Faso
France agreed on Monday to a new military framework with Burkina Faso that would speed engagement of its forces to fight Islamist militants in...
Parents in Kenya ‘take daughters across border for FGM’
Parents in Kenya are increasingly taking their daughters to Tanzania, Somalia, Uganda to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), news agency Reuters reports.
Campaigners told Reuters...
U.N. launches three-year strategy for South Sudan
The United Nations (UN) on Monday launched a three-year cooperation framework to help guide its activities in South Sudan.
UN officials said the 2019-2021 UN...
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Sierra Leone’s doctors end nationwide strike
Doctors in Sierra Leone have ended a 13-day strike pushing for better pay and working conditions that had paralyzed the country’s hospitals.
The health ministry...
Kenya allocates $50.7M to promote balanced economic growth
Kenya has allocated 5.2 billion Kenya shillings (about $50.7 million) to promote balanced economic growth in the current financial year, officials said on Tuesday.
The...
FIFA bans former Gambia football head for corruption
World football governing body FIFA has banned former president of the Gambia Football Federation Seedy Kinteh from all football activities for four years.
This after...
IMF approves Morocco’s $2.97B precautionary loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $2.97 billion precautionary and liquidity line (PLL) facility to help Morocco ward off external economic shocks.
The...
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by Dr. David Monyae
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