Nyamawasa’s would-be assassins found guilty
Four men have been found guilty of trying to assassinate Rwanda’s former army chief, Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, in Johannesburg four years ago. A Kagiso magistrate says certain elements in the Great lakes country were behind the plot although he had to acquit the alleged ringleader and the general’s former driver for lack of evidence. […]
Health minister urge end to Ebola travel ban
West African health ministers are urging that travel restrictions imposed to combat Ebola should be lifted. Meeting in Ghana, the ministers say the number of cases of the deadly haemorrhagic disease, that’s killed more than 1 500 people, could be two to four times higher than reported. They estimate it will cost half a billion dollars […]