Tag: African magazine
UK condemns eastern DR Congo violence
FCO Minister for Africa condemns M23 militia attacks and urges those with influence over them to help end the violence in eastern DRC.
Commenting...
Japan announces ship and energy deal
Japan is to provide patrol ships that will allow Djibouti to improve its maritime security.
The announcement came during the Japanese prime minister’s visit to...
‘Black Death’ community on lockdown after boy. 15, dies
Three people have been revealed in Kyrgyzstan as showing possible symptoms of bubonic plague following the death of a 15-year-old boy from the disease...
Man snared carrying uranium in shoes
A Sierra Leone national has been arrested at New York's John F Kennedy airport on suspicion of attempting to purchase uranium for export.
Patrick Campbell...
Israel adopts new ruse to expel Eritrea’s refugees
Israel’s Interior Ministry is challenging asylum claims by Eritreans who, it says, are Ethiopian and thus eligible for deportation. A Central District Court judge...
UN peacekeepers caught in ambush: three shot
In the second such attack this month, three United Nations peacekeepers have been shot and wounded in Sudan's East Darfur region.
The most recent incident...
Three-up motorbike ride ends in tragedy
One youth is dead and two others are fighting for their lives after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a river in Gitiri,...
Critic of Rwanda’s alleged role in DRC found tortured
A Rwandan refugee interviewed last month for BBC News was found tortured and unconscious in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday (August 27) after he...
Support for working carers needed to help boost the economy
Better support for working carers would give businesses and the UK economy a much needed boost and would save taxpayers £1.3 billion a year,...
Juve’s Ghanaian heading to Spain
Juventus have reportedly agreed to loan out their Ghanaian, Richmond Boakye, to newly-promoted La Liga side Elche.
The 20-year-old spent last season on loan with...
