Turkey offers condolences to Somalia after flood damage
ANKARA
Turkey on Tuesday offered condolences to Somalia after heavy flood capsized a boat in Shabelle River city of Beledweyne, killing 15 people on Monday.
“We are deeply saddened by the...
Tunisia dismisses defense, foreign ministers
TUNIS
The Tunisian government has sacked Defense Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi and Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui, according to a cabinet statement on Tuesday.
The statement said Justice Minister Karim El Jamoussi was...
Zimbabweans thrive amid economic crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe
Touting for customers, 26-year-old Tenson Javangwe pushes a cart, stopping now and then in the midst of heavy traffic in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, wearing a waist pouch loaded...
South Africa staring down dire water crisis: Official
JOHANNESBURG
As South Africa faces a serious water crisis, the country’s water and sanitation minister urged people Monday to use water sparingly before they start facing severe water restrictions.
"South Africa...
Rights groups accuse Tanzania of repression, censorship
NAIROBI, Kenya
The Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday released reports accusing Tanzania’s President John Magufuli of repression against activists, critics, and opponents.
Tanzania has flouted freedoms...
Renewed exodus of Zimbabweans amid economic woes
HARARE, Zimbabwe
Hunched on seats at Rode Port cross border bus terminal in the Zimbabwean capital, 45-year-old Timothy Mundonda chats in excitement with his wife and three teen children as...
38 UN, aid workers killed in Nigeria: official
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria
Nearly 40 United Nations staff and aid workers have been killed in the last decade by Boko Haram violence in the volatile Nigeria northeast region, a UN official...
UNICEF: 490,000 children affected by floods in S. Sudan
ANKARA
Almost 490,000 children have been affected by heavy floods currently hitting South Sudan, the UN’s children agency said on Friday.
The UNICEF described the scope and scale of the current...
Zimbabwe gov't allegedly sold baby elephants to China
ANKARA / HARARE, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean authorities have reportedly sold some 30 baby elephants to China amid drought and fears on the elephants’ fate, according to media reports.
The Zimbabwean baby elephants...
Hundreds march against sanctions in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe
Hundreds of Zimbabweans from the country’s 10 provinces participated on Friday in an anti-sanctions march, a day the government declared a national holiday.
While the government claimed the event...