Fears for ‘Kidnapped Strike Doctor’ in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s minister of health has asked the security services to search for Peter Magombeyi, the head of a doctor's union, who disappeared on Saturday.
Union officials and human rights activists fear that he was abducted...
DR Congo’s Ex-Ebola Minister ‘Mismanaged $4.3m’
Lawyers for the former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oly Ilunga, say the authorities have accused him of mismanaging $4.3m (£3.4m) from money allocated to the fight against the Ebola virus.
But...
Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Rises to 1984
The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has risen to 1,984 since its outbreak in July 2018, the country’s Health Ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said among 3,128 cases...
UN Renews Libyan Mission Amid Ceasefire Efforts
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the support mission in Libya (Unsmil) by a year in an effort to assist the country's severely damaged political transition and to try and deliver...
SA Stock Exchange Targeted by Anti-Rape Protesters
The hashtag #SandtonShutdown is trending in South Africa as protesters march on Johannesburg’s business district to demand that corporate firms do more to fight violence against women.
There has been growing outrage in South Africa...
Morocco Slams Netanyahu’s Annexation Remarks
Morocco strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for recent remarks about his intention to annex the occupied West Bank if he is reelected.
Netanyahu's announcement is a "dangerous escalation and a new...
Sudanese Protesters Demand Judicial Reforms
Thousands of Sudanese on Thursday took to the streets in Khartoum demanding judicial reform. Protesters converged to the presidential palace to deliver a memo with a list of demands. They demanded that an attorney...
First Nigerians Fleeing South Africa Arrive Home
The first batch of Nigerians fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa has arrived back in in the main city of Lagos.
The 188 people on board were the first returnees of around 600 Nigerians who...
Veteran Sudan Artist ‘Honoured to Get Dutch Award’
Sudan’s renowned octogenarian artist Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq has said she is greatly honoured to become a Prince Claus laureate – an annual award in the Netherlands that recognises contributions to contemporary culture.
The pioneer and...
Rwanda Agrees Deal to Take in Hundreds of African Migrants
Rwanda has agreed to take in hundreds of African migrants who are currently being held in Libyan detention centres.
A joint agreement between the government, the UN refugee agency (UNHRC) and the African Union (AU)...
