Zuma asks court to reject call for inquiry into influence-peddling
October 24, 2017 President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has asked the High Court to reject a call by an anti-corruption watchdog for an official inquiry into alleged influence-peddling in…
Odinga urges supporters to boycott repeat presidential poll
October 24, 2017 Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday called on his supporters to stay at home and boycott the repeat presidential elections scheduled for Thursday. Oginga told a…
Mugabe would have rejected WHO role, says spokesman
October 24, 2017 Robert Mugabe would have rejected the role of WHO goodwill envoy had he been formally asked, his spokesman said on Tuesday, days after state media cheered the…
Russia opposes military activity of states provoking N. Korea – Defence Minister
October 24, 2017 Russia condemns North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests and opposes overly military activity of countries of the region, which provokes Pyongyang, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said…
Liberia party submits complaint over alleged vote fraud
October 24, 2017 The Liberty Party (LP) has submitted a complaint to the National Election Commission (NEC), calling for it to cancel the votes so far won by former soccer…
650 people killed in road crash daily in Africa – UN
October 24, 2017 At least, 650 people were killed daily in road accidents throughout Africa, Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety said on Monday at the 2017 Africa…
How Africa feeds North Korea to destroy the world: Report
If North Korea makes good her threat to detonate more deadly bombs, the type that has capacity to annihilate the world, Africa would not be exempted from the mass destruction,…
Iraq’s Kurdistan region elections delayed as no candidates: election board head
October 23, 2017 Elections for Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s presidency and parliament will not be held as planned on Nov. 1 as political parties did not present candidates, the head of…
U.S. may be preparing to put nuclear bombers back on 24-hour alert – Reports
October 23, 2017 The U.S. may be preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers on 24-hour alert, something which has not been done since the end of the Cold War in 1991,…
Diplomats hope Haley’s visit to Africa will shed light on Trump’s plan for continent
October 23, 2017 Diplomats hope that U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley’s visit to Africa would shed light on President Donald Trump’s administration’s plans to engage with the continent….