Julius Malema accused of being dictatorial
The climax of the first elective conference of South Africa’s firebrand Economic Freedom Fighters ended with the discord the new party has been trying to avoid. Senior colleagues of leader Julius Malema accused him of dictatorial behaviour. At least two of the party’s 25 MPs have refused to stand for executive posts. There’s been a […]
Attorney General quits as Tanzanian graft scandal mounts
Attorney General Frederick Werema’s become the first casualty of a corruption scandal skewering the Tanzanian government. A dozen donors including the African Development Bank have withheld half a billion dollars in contributions until President Jakaya Kikwete acts against the graft. Last month Tanzanian MPs accused Frederick Werema of authorising the fraudulent transfer of $120m to […]
House-to-house Ebola search in Freetown
Sierra Leone authorities have mounted a house-to-house search for hidden cases of Ebola in the capital Freetown. The West Africa country has suffered more than 2 000 of the 7 000 deaths from the current outbreak of the haemorrhagic disease and has eclipsed Guinea as the country with the fastest infection rate. Having banned Christmas and New […]
Congolese rebels flee to avoid repatriation
Scores of Congolese rebels about to be repatriated have fled the camp where they’ve been sheltering this past year. Some of those fleeing into the surrounding mountainous bush were shot and wounded. M23 rebel leader Bertrand Bisimwa says the men fear being killed if they go home because the DRC government hasn’t honoured the terms […]