WHO says Tanzania’s being reticent about EBOLA cases
The World Health Organization says Tanzania’s not being transparent about three suspected EBOLA cases within its borders. The UN health are says its requires the information to make a proper risk assessment. Heavily reliant on tourism, Tanzania is reluctant to be associated with the EBOLA outbreak in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo that has sickened […]
Paul Kagame says taking in migrants from Libya is an African solution to a complex problem
Rwandan President Paul Kagame says by taking in hundreds of migrants detained in Libya, he’s showing there can be African solutions to African problems. He was speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as the first of migrants started arriving in Rwanda. Rwanda’s taking in the migrants as part of a deal […]
Insurgents kill a dozen in Cabo Delgado province ahead of Mozambique elections
Mozambican celebrate Armed Forces Day, marking the firing of the first shot in the war against Portuguese colonialism 55 years ago. Residents in village bear where that happened are seeking to leave after 12 people died in two insurgents attacks ahead of elections next month. The administrative head of Mbau in Cabo Delgado province was […]
Egypt calls on international community to intervene in dispute over dam across the River Nile
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Egypt’s President AbdelFattah El Sisi has called on the international community to intervene in the dispute over a dam across the River Nile. He says negotiations with Ethiopia, who have built the Grand Renaiassance Dam, have been unfruitful. There’s no better place to draw attention to […]