Ebola increases spread in Sierra Leone
Ebola disease is currently spreading nine times faster in Sierra Leone than it was two months ago. The report by the African Governance Initiative is based on averages recorded by the country’s health ministry. This frightening news from the body set up by former British premier Tony Blair, underlines the reality that Ebola is still […]
Malawi envoy who called Mugabe an idiot named as ambassador to Harare
A Malawian diplomat recorded as saying Zimbabwe has an idiot for a president has turned down the job as his country’s ambassador to Harare. The deeply embarrassed foreign ministry in Lilongwe is not commenting. Thoka Banda, who’s served as Malawi’s ambassador to Japan and Germany was surprised when President Peter Mutharika named him as […]
Burkina Faso arms promises to restore civilian rule
Burkina Faso’s military undertakes to install a transitional government, days after the fall of President Blaise Compaore’s . They’re responding to international and continental demand, backed by mass domestic protests for a civilian led democratic transformation. At least one demonstrator was killed when soldiers fired shots at the state TV station and barricaded the capital’s […]