Business and Finance
UN Imposes Arms Embargo on South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan until May 2019.
The resolution includes a travel ban and an asset freeze on South Sudanese military officials Malek Reuben Riak and …
UN Imposes Arms Embargo on South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council has adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan until May 2019.
The resolution includes a travel ban and an asset freeze on South Sudanese military officials Malek Reuben Riak and …
Asylum Seekers Bring Evidence to Show Dangers of Home
An MS-13 gang member left eight voicemails on Brenda Mendez's cellphone demanding that she turn over her teenage boy. If she refused, he said, the gang would dismember both her sons.
"I'm going to send you a finger from each …
Governance
Conflicts and weather expand list of countries needing food aid
Rome - Global food supply conditions remain broadly ample, but conflicts continue to acutely aggravate and prolong severe food insecurity. Adverse local weather conditions have also raised the number of countries requiring external assistance for food, according to FAO's new …
AFRICA DAY: A STEP TOWARDS VISION 2063 – SOUTH AFRICA PRES RAMAPHOSA
PRETORIA-- In marking Africa Day, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the adoption of the Continental Free Trade Area shows the commitment by African leaders to follow in the footsteps of its forebears and unite in achieving the continent's development goals.
We …
S.Africa riots force new president to hurry home
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday returned early from a summit in London to rush to the scene of violent demonstrations in North West province, where at least 23 people have been arrested.
Ramaphosa, who took power in February, …
General
Deepening Military Ties Solidify China’s Ambitions in Africa
In late June, top military officials from Mali, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and dozens of other African countries gathered to discuss defense strategies and security threats.
The meeting didn't take place in a major African city, but thousands of kilometers …
New Permanent Representative of Senegal Presents Credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations, Cheikh Niang, presented his credentials to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres today.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Niang served as Senegal's Ambassador to Japan � concurrently accredited to Australia, New …
Former South Sudan VP to Be Re-Instated in His Position
Riek Machar will be reinstated in his position as part of a peace deal to end a near five-year-old war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated Africa's youngest nation.
The agreement was reached in talks held in Entebbe …
Medical and Health
Varian Halcyon Systems Expand Access to Cancer Care at Three Centers in Africa
PALO ALTO, California, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Designed to expand the availability of high quality cancer care globally and help save the lives of millions more cancer patients, treatments with Varian’s (NYSE: VAR) Halcyon™ system have started at
…Varian Halcyon Systems Expand Access to Cancer Care at Three Centers in Africa
PALO ALTO, California, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Designed to expand the availability of high quality cancer care globally and help save the lives of millions more cancer patients, treatments with Varian’s (NYSE: VAR) Halcyon™ system have started at
…7 Kenyan Soldiers Killed in Somalia IED Blast
At least seven Kenyan soldiers were killed and two others seriously injured after a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a military vehicle near the Somali town of Dhobley near the border with Kenya, witnesses and officials say.
The vehicle …
Sports
KENYA TO BOOST TRADE WITH BOTSWANA
GABORONE-- Kenya and Botswana will work closely through their respective business people to encourage trade between the two countries which currently is way below ITS potential, says Ababu Namwamba, the Chief Cabinet Secretary at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
KENYA TO BOOST TRADE WITH BOTSWANA
GABORONE-- Kenya and Botswana will work closely through their respective business people to encourage trade between the two countries which currently is way below ITS potential, says Ababu Namwamba, the Chief Cabinet Secretary at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
BOTSWANA COMMITS TO CEMENTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
GABORONE, Botswana - Botswana's new foreign affairs minister, has assured the international community, that, the new regime of President Mokgweetsi Masisi, is committed to international cooperation.
Addressing international diplomats and ambassadors in Gaborone on Friday, Minister Vincent Seretse said, the …
Technology
Opposition Divided as Zimbabwe Prepares for Post-Mugabe Elections
On July 30th, Zimbabwe holds its first general elections since the resignation of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe. The polls give opposition parties their first real chance of taking power since Zimbabwe won independence. The main opposition MDC is divided into …
Opposition Divided as Zimbabwe Prepares for Post-Mugabe Elections
On July 30th, Zimbabwe holds its first general elections since the resignation of longtime ruler Robert Mugabe. The polls give opposition parties their first real chance of taking power since Zimbabwe won independence. The main opposition MDC is divided into …
Congo Accuses Uganda of Killing 12 Fishermen in Border Dispute
Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday accused Ugandan forces of shooting dead 12 Congolese fishermen last week on a lake straddling their shared border, something Uganda's army denied.
One Ugandan soldier was killed when the countries' navies clashed on Lake …