KHARTOUM— Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok resigned Sunday, more than two months after a coup and following another deadly crackdown on protesters, with the military now firmly incontrol. Sudan had been undergoing a fragile journey towar...
ABUJA— Nigerian police rescued 21 children abducted on Friday night by bandits while being taken to an Almajiri school in Zamfara State.The bandits were said to have blocked the Gusau-Funtua federal highway in Tsafe Local Government Area in the state a...
NAIROBI— Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Kenya’s coastal Lamu region that borders Somalia, a local government official said. “I confirm that we had an attack suspected to be by Al-...
Kenyan authorities say they are pursuing suspected al-Shabab terrorists who killed six people early Monday in Lamu County, on the border with Somalia.Kenya’s Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia says suspected al-Shabab militants attacked and kille...
A community health service in Africa's largest urban slum is helping poor people get affordable emergency services during the COVID pandemic.The Kibera community emergency response team in Nairobi is offering a $1 monthly fee for access to emergency se...
Officials in Botswana on Monday announced President Mokgweetsi Masisi is isolating at his official residence after testing positive for the coronavirus.Botswana government spokesperson John Dipowe said Masisi received the result after routine testing."...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will open two more sluice gates this morning at the Vaal Dam. This implies a total of four gates will be open. This decision has been taken as the DWS continues to monitor the high inflows impacting on the I...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 4 January 2022, receive the first part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture from the Commission’s Chairperson, Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo.The Commission...
Windhoek: The Cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform to initiate community awareness efforts regarding the outbreak and management of locusts and other pests. This directive was announced by Minister of In...
Luanda: The Vice-President of Angola, Esperan§a da Costa, assessed on Thursday, the construction works of the Luau Hybrid Photovoltaic Plant, located in the eastern province of Moxico, which will have a production capacity of more than 32.2 MW of ener...
Mombasa: The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) today embarked on a remediation and restoration initiative in Uhuru Owino, an area that has long suffered from the effects of lead poisoning. However, the process has sparked mixed reaction...
