Tropical cyclone kills at least 18 in the Horn of Africa
Tropical cyclone Sagas, that stopped fighting between troops of two breakaway states in the Horn of Africa, has killed at least 18 people and left 40 fishermen unaccounted for. The storm has displaced nearly 12 000 people and destroyed dozens of homes. The cyclone formed in the Gulf of Aden and made landfall in Somaliland […]
South Africa’s fallen from Washington’s African A listers
In his first month in office, new US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called African leaders to promise support in advancing democracy and fighting terrorism. South Africa’s not on his list, marking it’s fall from the country with the most advanced relations with Washington to one of those most likely to vote against the […]
Nurse dies, bringing to 27 the number of deaths from the latest Ebola outbreak in Congo
A nurse treating Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo has died, bringing to 27 the number of deaths from this latest outbreak of the haemorrhagic disease. There’s some heartening news, however, two of the confirmed Ebola patients have recovered well enough to go home. They’ve developed antibodies removing any danger of them transmitting […]