Burundian authorities rounding on opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza, reports human rights watchdog
Human Rights Watch says Brundian authorities are killing, beating and intimidating opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza. The International Criminal Court has started its own investigation into human rights violations in the Great Lake Country. Things have gone downhill in Burundi since Pierre Nkurunziza won an extra-constitutional third term as President in 2015. Now he’s […]
Britain gives South Africa R858 million to brighten up its business environment
On his first official visit to Britain as South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa has met Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Theresa May. Ramaphosa’s in the British capital for the Commonwealth summit starting tomorrow. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s using his visit to Britain to kick off his drive for R1,2 trillion in foreign direct investment in South […]
African defence chiefs gather with terrorism topping the agenda
Terror groups: Boko Haram in Nigeria and Cameroon, IS in the Sahel and Al Shabaab in Somalia and Kenya dominate the agenda of the sixth African Land Forces summit underway in Abuja. South Africa’s not represented at the gathering hosted by the Nigerian military and the US Africa Command. The African Land Forces Summit, which […]