DAKAR – Angola is battling a yellow fever outbreak amid a global shortage of the vaccine. Cases have also been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda and China. Health experts worry about further spread. There is no treatment. Mas…
NAIROBI, KENYA – Human Rights Watch is accusing both the Somali government and the militant group al-Shabab of using abusive and violent tactics to intimidate journalists. As the world marks Press Freedom Day, the rights group is calling on the author…
KINSHASA – Moise Katumbi, a prominent opposition leader in Democratic Republic of Congo, said on Wednesday he would run in November’s presidential election when incumbent Joseph Kabila is due to step down in accordance with the constitution.Kabila’s o…
JOHANNESBURG, –South African Transport Minister Dipuo Peters and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) have urged all motorists to heed traffic rules after more than 30 people died on the roads during the long weekend.Peters said Monday that …
Nearly one in three citizens who tried to access basic public services in the Middle East and North Africa paid a bribe, a Transparency International (www.Transparency.org) report said today, showing that governments across the region have failed to he…
The United Nations Security Council will meet Wednesday afternoon to be briefed on the situation in Syria following a week of renewed violence, particularly in Syria’s second city Aleppo.U.N. political chief Jeffrey Feltman will brief the council on We…
When Laduma Ngxokolo’s mother Lindelwa taught him to knit, she sparked a love of fashion that inspired him to become a designer. Today her son’s collections are showcased on the catwalks of Europe’s fashion capitals. And earlier this year he walked awa…
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) could be thrown into a last-minute rush to find a successor to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga who had announced he would be retiring next month.Dr Mutunga has announced that he will retire on June 16, which is just si…
Yesterday, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta set ablaze 105 tonnes of ivory at the Nairobi National Park. We are talking about 16000 pieces of ivory from about 8000 elephants. This is not the first time that Kenya is getting rid of a stockpile of ivory;…