South African opposition party elects first black leader
A 34-year-old Soweto –born lay preacher has been elected as the first black leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party. Mmusi Maimane says he may have to give up his ministrations from the pulpit now he has taken on this job of growing the Democratic Alliance which is dishonestly dismissed by the ruling African National […]
Libya baulks at EU use of force against people traffickers
Libya’s slammed EU plans to use force against people smugglers taking migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe. The 28-member regional body’s organising a UN mandate to allow military action against smugglers’ boats in Libyan waters. The EU’s decided on muscular action to stop migrants drowning in the Mediterranean. The world organisation reckons more than 60 […]
Women join protests in Burundi
More than 200 women have defied a ban on demonstrations in Burundi to protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to win an unconstitutional third term. At least 18 people have died in deadly clashes these past weeks, many involving the youth wing of the ruling party. Burundian security forces have started dismantling barricades set […]