Finance Minister asks SA President to relieve him of his duties
Financial markets are on tenterhooks after South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to relieve him of his duties. Politicians are saying Ramaphosa has no option but to sack Nene who lied to MPs about the extent of his contacts with the wealthy Indian Gupta family accused off profiting from an inappropriate […]
First prominent woman to contest Nigerian presidency with incumbent
The founder of the “Bring back our girls” campaign will challenge Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in elections next year. Oby Ezekwisili, a former World Bank vice president has moved from being Nobel Peace Prize nominee to become the first high profile Nigerian woman to contest for the country’s presidency with the incumbent. ends intro Former […]
14 killed in DRC machete attack
A machete attack in the restive North Kivus area of the Democratic Republic of Congo has left 14 villagers dead and another nine wounded. Locals in the area fight over the mining of coltan, a vital mineral in making cellphones. A battalion of soldiers has been despatched to the village of Rubaya, north of the […]