AFRICA
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BREAKING: Coup in Sao Tome and Principe foiled, arrests made
A coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe on Thursday night has been foiled, Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada said. Sao Tome and Principe is ... -
South African court orders Jacob Zuma back to jail
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that former President Jacob Zuma should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt ... -
Bill Gates visits Kenya for socio-economic engagements
By Alfonso Kasongo Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates was on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya for various socio-economic engagements. While in ... -
Ivory Coast to withdraw from UN peacekeeping mission in Mali – Letter
Ivory Coast on Tuesday announced it will gradually withdraw its contribution of military and police from a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Mali, ... -
Kenyans to visit South Africa visa-free for 90 days
The presidents of South Africa and Kenya said Wednesday they have resolved a long-standing visa dispute and Kenyans will be able to visit South ... -
Ebola: Uganda shortens school term by two weeks
Uganda’s Minister of Education Janet Kataha Museveni, said on Tuesday that government would shorten the school term by two weeks to reduce daily contact ... -
Zimbabwe launches first satellite into space – Report
Zimbabwe state-run Herald newspaper on Tuesday reported that Zimbabwe first satellite, ZimSat-1, has been successfully launched into space. ZimSat-1, a nanosatellite was launched to ... -
Cholera: Malawi receives 2.9m doses of oral vaccine
Malawi on Tuesday received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single dose reactive campaign to the Cholera ... -
BREAKING: Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
…Police confirm, begin search and rescue operations for passengers AFP has reported that a domestic passenger plane has plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania ... -
7th ATAF Genera Assembly: Nami leads call for effective revenue utilization by African govts
Governments across Africa must begin to rethink governance, engender public confidence and trust in government by providing value for taxpayers’ money in line with ...
