Zimbabwe Update:Mugabe Talks Tough, Says I Remain in Charge
As several meetings are held to broker peace in the ongoing change of guard in Zimbabwe, a military source who was privy to an earlier...
Category: Africa
Zimbabwe Update: ZANU-PF Announces Mugabe’s Removal, Names Exiled VP as Successor
Zimbabwe’s ruling party, Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), on Wednesday, announced that President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace, had been detained...
BREAKING! Army Takeovers Power in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s military has read out a statement after taking over the national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it has taken action to “target criminals”. However, it said...
Africa Risks Pneumonic Plague, Spread Through Coughing, Sneezing, Spitting —WHO
Health chiefs are desperately trying to contain a deadly outbreak of airborne plague in Africa that has prompted warnings in nine countries. More than 1,300...
Presidential Election: Liberia Ruling Party Contests Result, Accuses Electoral Body of Incompetence
Liberia’s ruling party on Sunday announced a formal complaint against the electoral commission over the outcome of the October 10 presidential poll, days before a...
Liberia’s Weah, Boakai Face Presidential Runoff Next Month
Former international footballer George Weah and Liberia’s Vice President Joseph Boakai will face a runoff for the presidency on November 7, the national election commission...
Liberia Presidential Election: Weah Leads
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has begun releasing provisional results for the presidential election, which places Ambassador George M. Weah in an early lead in...
Climate Change and Health Risks in Nigeria
By Olumide Idowu Climate Change brings with it an increase in malnutrition, mental health conditions, infectious diseases spread and even death. Rising greenhouse gas levels...
Supreme Court Bashes IEBC for Kenyatta’s Voided Election
Agency Report Kenya’s Supreme Court judges singled out on Wednesday the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission for excoriation over the annulment of the 8 August...
Kenya Supreme Court Annuls Kenyatta’s Election
The Supreme Court in Kenya on Friday declared the presidential elections held on August 8 as null and avoid, Kenyan media reports said. Consequently, the...