Zuma heads to Lesotho for premier’s inauguration
President Jacob Zuma heads to Lesotho tomorrow for the inauguration of the Prime Minister-elect Pakalitha Mosisili. He’s been invited by King Letsie III. Pakalitha Mosisili won elections in Lesotho on February 28. He’s formed a coalition of seven parties to hold enough seats in the legislature of the mountain kingdom and regain the reins he […]
US diplomat arrested in DRC
Targeting journalists and regional democracy activists, security forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo have detained a US diplomat. A Kinshasa government spokesman says those snared in the security net were posing a threat to stability. DRC official spokesman Lambert Mende says the diplomat, who’s not been named, was found among a group of people […]
UK-US test double shot Ebola vaccine
British and American drug makers are about to test a two-shot vaccine against Ebola. Although the current Ebola outbreak is on the wane, drugmakers are working on fighting to stop a recurrence claim another 10 000 plus lives. British company GlaxoSmithKline is using a drug already under clinical trial in Africa. American counterpart Emergent BioSolutions is […]