Tag: Africa
Voting suspended in parts of Ethiopia over security concerns
Voting in Monday's general election was suspended in parts of Ethiopia's Oromia and Amhara regions due to security concerns, but…
Five patients recover from Ebola in DR Congo and leave hospital
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are celebrating after five patients, who had Ebola and now recovered, were…
Kenya court halts opening of US Ebola quarantine facility in the country
A Kenyan court has suspended US plans to open an Ebola quarantine facility for American citizens in the country, which…
Sixteen pupils killed in Kenya school fire
Sixteen students have been killed in a fire at a boarding school in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) north-west of…
Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan
Colombian mercenaries were recruited by a United Arab Emirates-based company and transited through Emirati military bases to support paramilitary troops…
Senegal’s sacked PM Sonko elected parliamentary Speaker in challenge to president
Senegal's former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, who was dramatically sacked on Friday by the president, has been elected Speaker of…