The United Nations on Monday said nearly 40,000 more people had been forced to flee to…
Africa
Police arrest finance minister on corruption charges (Punch)
Kenya’s finance minister, Henry Rotch, will be arrested and charged over alleged corruption related to…
Kenya finance minister Henry Rotich faces arrest for corruption (BBC)
Kenya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of the finance minister over allegations of corruption…
Uganda to issue birth certificates to cows (Punch)
Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Mr Vincent Ssempijja, has said that the government…
Sudan junta and civilians sign power-sharing deal (BBC)
Sudan’s ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks.…
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma denies being ‘king of corruption’ (BBC)
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has told a judge-led inquiry that allegations of corruption…
I’m going into music as an alternative means of survival —Lawmaker (Punch)
A Ghanaian lawmaker, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has said that he would be going into the…
South Africa deploys army to gang-hit Cape Town (BBC)
Authorities in South Africa have deployed the army to townships in the port city of…
7 separatists killed in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region (Guardian)
Seven armed separatists were killed in fresh clashes with government forces early Thursday in Cameroon’s…
Have more children to boost economy, Tanzanian president urges women (Punch)
President John Magufuli urged Tanzania’s women to “set your ovaries free” and bear more children…