Egypt Plans a Bike for Every Citizen
Egypt announced plans to promote cycling in an effort to cut down on pollution and encourage healthier lifestyles.
A government statement sed its "bicycle for every citizen" initiative would give people the chance to buy...
Kenyan MP with Baby Ordered to Leave Parliament
Female MPs have walked out of Kenya's parliament in solidarity with a colleague who was ordered to leave because she had taken her baby.
Zuleika Hassan said she had brought her five-month-old baby with her...
Nigeria $9 Billion for A Project
A London court on Friday (August 16th) ruled that a request to seize a company against Nigeria was legitimate after a gas project was abandoned.
The case began in 2010, when Process and Industrial Developments...
Ebola: Rwanda Makes Control of Its Border
Rwanda has taken drastic measures on its borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to prevent the spread of Ebola.
After the discovery of two new cases in the province of South Kivu in...
Sudan’s Opposition Alliance Names New Prime Minister
Sudan’s opposition Freedom and Change Alliance, on Thursday named Abdullah Hamdook as prime minister, in the transitional government.
"The structures of the Freedom and Change Alliance concerned with formation of the expected transitional authority have...
Death Toll in Tanzania Fuel Tanker Blast Climbs to 89
Death toll has risen to 89 in the aftermath of a fuel tanker explosion in northern Tanzania, a health official said on Thursday.
A spokesman for the National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Aminiel Aligaesha,...
Thousands Want DJ Arafat’s Funeral to Take Place at Stadium
Thousands have signed an Online petition asking Ivory Coast's ministry of culture to use the country's biggest stadium for DJ Arafat's funeral.
He died on Monday morning after a motorbike accident in Abidjan. He was...
Malawi’s Top Court Orders Election Case to Be Heard
Malawi’s Supreme Court of Appeal rejected an appeal demanding the dismissal of a case about the presidential election results.
A panel of seven Supreme Court judges, led by Malawi’s Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda,
rejected the appeal...
The Woman Who Befriended a Warlord
When Betty Bigombe was growing up in northern Uganda in the late 1950s, she walked four miles a day to go to school. She knew getting an education was the only way she could...
Congo Medic Arrested Over the Death of WHO Ebola Doctor
Three doctors have been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the killing of a
World Health Organization (WHO) doctor, a military prosecutor reported.
Cameroonian doctor Richard Mouzoko was shot dead in an attack in...
