Sun 09 February 2020: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres drew a direct link between climate change and a locust crisis in East Africa, speaking in Addis Ababa ahead of an African Union (AU) summit due to start Sunday. “There is a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa. Warmer […]
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Fri 07 February 2020: Botswana on Friday will hold its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since controversially scrapping a hunting ban last year, a wildlife official said. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s government in May revoked a moratorium, just a year after he succeeded Ian Khama, an avid environmentalist, who introduced a blanket ban […]
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Thomas Thabane married his current wife some two months after his first wife Lipolelo’s death (FILE PHOTO) Wed 05 February 2020: Police say Maesaiah Thabane will be charged with murder in connection with 2017 killing of prime minister’s ex-wife. The first lady of Lesotho is set to be charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing […]
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Tue 04 February 2020: (AFP) Malawi’s constitutional court on Monday ordered a new presidential poll after annulling the results of a vote that re-elected President Peter Mutharika last May, citing widespread irregularities including the use of correction fluid on ballot papers. Mutharika, who will remain president until the fresh polls, has the right to appeal […]
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Mon 03 February 2020: France has said it would boost its military presence in the Sahel by adding 600 troops to its 4,500-strong operation in Mali and four other countries in the region. Defence Minister Florence Parly said in a statement on Sunday that the bulk of the reinforcements would be deployed by the end […]
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Mon 03 February 2020: Algeria will deposit $150 million in Tunisia as a loan, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Sunday at a news conference with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied. Tunisia has a large public debt burden while neighboring Algeria, a major energy exporter, is trying to reduce its own state deficits since oil […]
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Sun 02 February 2020: Eco will replace CFA franc for 8 countries, but member states still wary Eight West African countries announced their intent to cease using the CFA franc, a France-backed currency used by former colonies in the region, beginning July 1, and renamed a common currency, the Eco. At a Dec. 21 joint […]
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Sun 02 February 2020: Countries across Africa are ramping up measures to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed more than 250 in China and spread to several Asian countries, and as far afield as the United States, Europe and Australia. As scientists race to find a vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared […]
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Sat 01 February 2020: Ethiopia’s massive dam project on Nile River has caused tensions with neighbors Egypt, Sudan Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, U.S. and the World Bank announced Friday they agreed on how to fill and operate a dam on the Nile River and to manage drought and other concerns. After four days of […]
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FILE PHOTO Thu 30 January 2020: Once close allies, tensions between Uganda, Rwanda may be boiling over to point of no return as ties continue to strain Heightened anger from those who lost their loved ones and tension followed Rwandan officials handing over the body of another Ugandan national shot dead by Rwanda National Police […]
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