Zimbabwe Tourism Minister in Custody
Zimbabwe's anti-corruption commission has confirmed that the country's Tourism Minister
Priscah Mupfumira is in custody for questioning. Zimbabwe’s Environment, Tourism and
Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira was arrested Thursday over alleged corruption charges while at the...
Honest Nigerian Serviceman Gets Promoted for Returning Cash
A member of the Nigerian Air Force who returned a lost parcel containing 37,000 euros cash received a two-rank promotion, as part of his reward.
Bashir Umar had been on patrol duties with other colleagues...
SOS Mediterranean and MSF Return to Campaign Off Libya
The NGO SOS Méditerranée, together with Médecins Sans Frontières, announced on Sunday (July 21st) the launch of a new rescue campaign off the Libyan coast with the ship Ocean Viking.
These operations resumed seven months...
Uber Drivers Begin Strike in Kenya
Kenyan taxi drivers who use hailing apps such as Uber have gone on strike to force operators to double fares.
The drivers of Uber, Bolt and other taxi apps through their umbrella lobby Digital Taxi...
Ebola in DR Congo: Case Confirmed in Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed the first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma home to more than a million people.
The health ministry confirmed that a pastor tested positive for the...
Virus Turns the Lights out In South Africa
A virus has hit a website belonging to Johannesburg’s electricity supplier, City Power, meaning people can't buy electricity - leaving hundreds of customers in the dark.
City Power said that the virus encrypted its entire...
South African Artist Drops Assault Charge After Reconciliation
South African celebrity singer Bongekile Simelane known by her stage name Babes Wodumo dropped assault charges against her boyfriend Mampintsha whose real name is Mandla Maphumulo local media reported.
Mampintsha was charged with assault in...
‘Four Killed’ in Illegal Fishing Row on Lake Victoria
A policeman and three villagers have been killed in a gunfight between law enforcers and locals accused of illegally fishing on Lake Victoria, AFP news agency is quoting an official as saying.
The governor of...
‘I Invited People to Seek Peace and Remember’
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa has just completed 100-day walk across Rwanda to mark the 25th
anniversary of the genocide.
At that time, when he was seven years old, he saw his father being murdered.
Each day of his walk...
Algeria: Towards More English in Universities
In Algeria, administrative languages are traditionally Arabic and French. But Algeria's minister of higher education has been saying for several weeks that the French language is not useful and that he would like it...
