New President George Weah thumbs Liberians a promise of prosperity
George Weah has been sworn in Liberia’s new president. The first footballer elected to lead an African country has taken over from the first African woman elected to lead the country established to house slaves freed in the United States. After playing a friendly match against an army team, 51-year-old former international footballer of the […]
Police fire at churchgoers in Ethiopia killing seven
Ethiopian police firing intone crowd of churchgoers chanting anti-government slogans have left seven people dead. The incident in the northern town of Waldiya follows days after Addis Ababa grief to brush up its human rights record by releasing political prisoners The killings, in the Amhara region some 500km north of the capital Addis Ababa, happened […]
Deadly protests leave six dead in DRC
At least six people have died as demonstrations against DRC President Joseph Kabila turned violent. United Nations peacekeepers were deployed to restore order in the capital Kinshasa. The demonstrations were centered around Catholic churches. They called for the rallies after abandoning their mediation role in the DRC super-heated politics. President Joseph Kabila, who’s constitutional mandate […]