Sat 15 June 2019: HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — With Zimbabwe’s economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the country seems the best option for many who are desperate for jobs. But those dreams often end at the passport office, which doesn’t have enough foreign currency to import proper paper and ink. A passport now […]
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Fri 14 June 2019: BAMAKO (Reuters) – President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali on Thursday visited the site of an ethnic massacre in central Mali in which gunmen killed dozens of people, vowing once again to crack down on spiraling insecurity. Attackers believed to belong to the Fulani ethnic group raided the ethnic Dogon village […]
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Wed 12 June 2019: At least 16 confirmed dead due to cholera bacteria, health source confirm At least 525 people have been infected with the cholera bacteria in Ethiopia, according to health sources on Tuesday. The Ethiopian Public Health Institute confirmed that the cause of the death of 16 people by this infectious disease caused […]
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Tue 11 June 2019: JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s government has failed to tackle high air pollution levels in an area which is home to coal-fired power stations and refineries, a lawsuit filed by environmental and community groups says. The case filed in the Pretoria High Court on Friday claims the government has violated the […]
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Mon 10 June 2019: BAMAKO (Reuters) – At least 95 people were killed in an overnight attack on an ethnic Dogon village in central Mali, local officials said on Monday, the latest bout of ethnic violence fuelling the country’s security crisis. Fighting between Dogon hunters and Fulani herders has killed hundreds since January, including a […]
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Sun 09 June 2019: In Africa, 91 million people fall ill each year due to consumption of unsafe foods, said Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the deputy chairperson of the African Union Commission. He was speaking at a commemoration on Friday at the African Union headquarters of the World Food Safety Day that is observed for the first […]
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Thu 06 June 2019: President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the charitable efforts of South African Muslims in alleviating poverty in the country in an Eid message to the community. “On behalf of the government of the Republic of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his best wishes to Muslim compatriots as they celebrate Eid […]
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Fri 07 June 2019: KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The African Union (AU) on Thursday suspended Sudan until there was civilian rule, intensifying global pressure on its new military leaders to stand down after the worst violence since Omar al-Bashir’s fall in April. Ethiopia – where the continental bloc is based – planned a mediation effort, with […]
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Wed 05 June 2019: DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Wednesday the government would find out the truth after a report alleged his brother Aliou Sall had been involved in fraud related to two major offshore gas blocks operated by BP. Making his first comments since the BBC published its report on […]
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Tue 04 June 2019: PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s economy saw its sharpest contraction in a decade in the first quarter of 2019 as power cuts hurt key sectors like manufacturing and mining, another sign that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s growth drive is struggling to gain traction. Data on Tuesday showed the economy was 3.2% smaller […]
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