Former ANC president says the party could lose the next election
Former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe says the African National Congress could lose the election in 2019. Interviewed on the BBC’s Hardtalk programme, Mothlanthe says the party might have outlived its useful purpose in South Africa. Kgalema Mothlanthe says association with corruption could cost the ANC the next election. “The way things are going , […]
Al Shabaab attack causes Somali troops to flee into Kenya
Terrorists attacking an army base and police station have sent Somalia troops fleeing across the border into Kenya. The order town of Mandera is on red alert preparing for Al Shabaab militants pursuing their prey. ends intro The Somali security personnel are either being treated in the Kenyan hospital in Mandera or sheltering in the […]
Kenyatta says Odinga can be impeached if he wins election
President Uhuru Kenyatta says even if opposition leader Raila Odinga wins the October 17 repeat poll, his ruling Jubilee party has the numbers to impeach him in less than three months. Kenyatta did not elaborate on the reasons that would lead to the impeachment. President Uhuru Kenyatta says Jubilee, which has the majority of members […]
Sinai ambush kills 18 Egyptian police
Eighteen Egyptian police officers have been killed in an attack by militants of so-called Islamic State in the Sinai Peninsula. It’s the deadliest attack in the region since last July when IS fighters killed 23 troops in Rafah. The IS ambush left 18 officers dead and seven wounded. Roadside bombs destroyed and set ablaze four […]