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...
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...
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...
Sudan Crisis: Protester ‘Shot Dead’ in Sinnar as Talks Stall
Our lastest headlines on sudan crisis ‘’A Sudanese protester was shot dead by members of a feared para-military group’’ pro-opposition doctors said.
The man was shot in the head by members of the Rapid Support...
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...
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...
Egypt: Bent Pyramid Opens to Visitors
Egypt has opened to visitors the Bent Pyramid near Cairo in a move that is part of a wider push to boost tourism.
The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur was built for pharaoh Snefru about 2,600BC...
Morocco: Foreign Languages in Education
Morocco's political class has long been divided on the issue of teaching certain subjects in
French, including the ranks of the Islamist party at the head of the government, which invokes the defence of national...
Libya: Marshal Haftar’s Plane in Tunisia
The military plane that made an emergency landing on 22 July in the Tunisian region of
Médenine, 100 km from the Libyan border, belongs to the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Haftar.
On Monday morning,...
Obasanjo Fears ‘Rwanda-Type Genocide’ in Nigeria
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said the security situation in the country could lead to "spontaneous or planned reprisal attacks against Fulanis, which may inadvertently or advertently mushroom into pogrom or Rwanda-type genocide".
In an...
