Category: Africa
Guinea junta leader to be sworn in as president
Guinea’s military leader Col Mamady Doumbouya will on Friday be sworn in as the interim president.
The ceremony will be held at the presidential pa [...]
WHO chief sorry for sex abuse by Ebola workers in DR Congo
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus apologised on Tuesday on what he called a "dark day" for the agency after a damning report [...]
Nigeria needs to address incessant strikes by doctors. It can’t afford not to
Doctor and healthcare worker strikes are a global phenomenon reported both in highly industrialised and developing countries. Healthcare worker strike [...]
Neo-Nazi suspects in custody over planned attack on Masonic lodge
A source in the French judiciary said Thursday that five people have been taken into custody regarding an investigation into a neo-Nazi group suspecte [...]
Sparks and adrenaline fly in South Africa car ‘spinning’
The testosterone tang of aftershave and burnt tyres wafts over an asphalt track outside Johannesburg, where hundreds gather to watch cars skid into ci [...]
Admit you failed the people of Guinea – Ablakwa to ECOWAS
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) to [...]
Coup leaders reject ECOWAS’ demand for Alpha Conde’s release
Junta leader Col. Mamady Doumbouya said they would not surrender deposed President Alpha Conde.
Regional leaders have put pressure and sanctions on [...]
Desolate villages face famine in Madagascar drought
Nothing to eat, nothing to plant. The last rain in Ifotaka fell in May, for two hours.
Across Madagascar's vast southern tip, drought has transform [...]
‘Ebola is defeated’, says Congolese professor who discovered virus
Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the [...]
ECOWAS takes decision on Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held an extraordinary meeting in Accra on Thursday September 16 to deliberate on happenings in [...]