Raila Dismisses Calls for Matiang’i Presidency

Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga on Friday hinted at endorsing Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i for the Presidency, but added that time is not yet ripe for that. Mr Odinga, who was addressing mourners…

Limpopo arrest

Limpopo Police Arrest Possible Serial Killer, Rapist

A South African Police Service intelligence-led joint operation conducted in the Seshego policing precinct at Polokwane made a major breakthrough when a 26-year-old suspect, allegedly involved in the murder and rape of women in the…

A Grim and Deadly History of Ebola in…

The death toll from the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went past 2 000 on Friday, making it the second worst ever outbreak of the disease. As UN Secretary General…

Botswana to Hold Elections on October 23

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has ordered general elections on October 23, as tensions rise with his estranged predecessor, Ian Khama, the man who put him in the top job. Khama, whose father led the southern…

DRC Cobalt

DRC: Cobalt Production Halted

The consequences to ending Cobalt production in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the world’s largest mines have a major impact on the country’s economy and on the population .…

Egypt pyramid

Quintessence of Egypt: Pyramids of Giza

The most famous of the structures at Giza, near Cairo, the Pyramid of King Cheops was built around 2650 BC from 2.5 million blocks of limestone. Its sides are oriented exactly to the north, south,…

Kenya breach

Kenya’s Bid to Classify Shabaab a Terrorist Group…

Earlier accusations that Kenya soldiers were involved in illegal charcoal trade in Somalia returned to haunt Nairobi's bid to have militant group Al-Shabaab listed as a terrorist group. On Thursday, Kenya was fuming after the…

Nigeria: Rohr replaces injured Ndidi with PAOK star…

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has replaced injured Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi with PAOK star Anderson Esiti for the September 10 friendly encounter against Ukraine in Dnipro. The German tactician recalled the 25-year-old Warri-born…

Cameroon: Detained ex CRTV GM nominated for 2019…

The former Director General of the Cameroon Radio Television, Amadou Vamoulke has been shortlisted for the 2019 Reporters without Borders award well known in its French acronym Reporter Sans Frontieres for press freedom. Nominated alongside…

President Mnangagwa: Zimbabwe Will Not Bend the Law…

President Mnangagwa has said that law is being applied impartially in Zimbabwe, with neither fear nor favour. Addressing Japan’s media organisations on the sidelines of the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summit…

Kenya: 7 Arrested for Refusing to Be Counted,…

DCI detectives arrested seven people on Wednesday night believed to members of the Kabonokia Sect at Gatue, Tharaka Nithi County. Police said the seven refused to give information to enumerators in the ongoing census process.…