Africa
ActionAid Urges Tinubu, Governors To Slash Wasteful Spending, Prioritise Education, Healthcare
ActionAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government and state governments to redirect public spending from what it described as “prestige projects” and excessive government luxuries to investments that directly
South Africa Begins Second Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccination
PHOTO USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE STORY: Residents of Snake Park in Soweto, a town in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa PHOTO: MARCO LONGARI / AFP South Africa on
Jacob Zuma Arrives Court For Decades-Old Graft Case
Former South African president Jacob Zuma who is facing fraud and corruption charges speaks with a member of his legal team in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May
Congo President Names Son Among New Government
File Photo of Denis Sassou Nguesso (C), President of the Republic of the Congo, The Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso has chosen a new government that includes
Woman Pays Dearly For Accusing Senegal Opposition Leader Of Rape
Senegalese’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, charged with rape, gestures as he talks to media at his party’s headquarters in Dakar on March 8, 2021 after being freed from detention. Senegal’s
Ethiopia Says ‘Destroyed’ Force Coming From Sudan
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 10, 2020 A member of the Ethiopian Defense Forces walks away from a damaged military truck abandoned on a road near the
30 Sentenced To Death Over Anti-Police Clashes In DR Congo
Map showing the Republic of Congo Thirty people were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday after a one-day trial for their role in anti-police
Amazon’s New Africa HQ Site Facing Indigenous Backlash
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 5, 2021, the Amazon logo at the Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
Jacob Zuma Faces New Trial Challenge Amid Charges Of Fraud, Graft
Former South African President Jacob Zuma looks on in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, on May 20, 2019. Former South African president Jacob Zuma arrived in court on May 20
Fearing India-Like Coronavirus Collapse, Kenya Scrambles For Oxygen
Critical care nurse, Emily Chepng’eno (L) fits a ventilator mask during a simulation to demonstrate delivery of medical oxygen to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following the installation of a
