– NEWS – Donors fall short of targets on funding pledges for DRC: An international conference to raise funds for a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo that was boycotted by its government yielded less than a third of the money needed to help millions of people. The United Nations said the conference […]
– NEWS – Opposition candidate Bio wins election in Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone’s opposition candidate, Julius Maada Bio, has rushed to take his presidential oath in a hotel after winning the run-off election. Bio was sworn in on Wednesday, less than two hours after being declared the winner of Saturday’s vote. He narrowly beat ruling
– NEWS – Bomb kills two in Alexandria ahead of Egypt presidential vote: The election in Egypt is being overshadowed by terrorism. Two policemen were killed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in a bomb attack on Saturday that targeted the local security chief two days before the presidential election. Five other people were wounded
– NEWS – Growing humanitarian catastrophe in DR Congo: Humanitarian needs caused by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo have doubled over the last year and a cash shortage is the largest single impediment for a proper response, the humanitarian chief at the United Nations has said. About 2.2 million people became internally displaced
– NEWS – Somaliland issues fatwa banning female genital mutilation: Somaliland has issued a religious edict banning female genital mutilation, paving the way for the breakaway region to pass legislation against the internationally condemned practice. The practice – which involves the partial or total removal of the female genitalia – is almost universal in the
– NEWS – Vote in South Africa’s parliament moves land reform closer: South Africa took a step to hasten the transfer of land from white to black owners when parliament backed a motion seeking to change the constitution to allow land expropriation without compensation. The ruling African National Congress has long promised reforms to redress
– NEWS – Nigeria confirms abduction of 110 girls: Nigeria has deployed fighter jets, helicopters and surveillance planes to search for more than 100 girls who are missing after suspected Boko Haram militants attacked their school in the northeastern region of the country. The country’s Ministry for Information said Sunday that 110 girls remain unaccounted
– NEWS – Cyril Ramaphosa is South Africa’s new President: Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Thursday after scandal-plagued leader Jacob Zuma resigned. In a nationally televised address on Wednesday, Zuma announced his resignation, saying he had been disturbed about what he described as instances of violence outside the party’s headquarters.
– NEWS – South Africa waits for Zuma’s resignation: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) gave President Jacob Zuma 48 hours to resign as head of state on Monday after an eight-hour meeting of the party’s top leadership. ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa urged South Africans to restore the values embodied by Nelson Mandela –
– NEWS – Kagame brings a breath of fresh air to the AU: Rwandan President Paul Kagame has officially taken over as the new Chairman of the African Union (AU). „No country or region can manage for itself, we have to work and we have to stick together“, said Kagame in his inaugural speech. Kagame