AFRICA

The call this week by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta for the urgent deployment of the regional East African Standby Force (EASF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo as violence escalated in the country’s troubled east signalled a sense of fatigue in solving the problem politically. But that deployment may face …

South Africa has turned to Russia for food as it also considers Moscow’s help to mitigate record fuel prices. President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on the phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday seeking the supply of agricultural products and fertilizers. The telephone discussion between the two BRICS (Brazil, …

Zimbabwean investors, including pension funds, are working on plans to take over a US$113 million (N$1,8 billion) property, The Grove Mall of Namibia, in Windhoek. The deal, which is at an advanced stage, is being coordinated by two local financial companies Stratus Capital Partners, an asset management firm, and Bard …

The Namibian Police Force (Nampol) has denied doing “dirty work” for President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to some US$4 million in cash (around R64 million at the current exchange rate) that was stolen from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo. Ramaphosa has come under fire after former spy boss …

A fire incident in Lagos State has stalled the appeal trial of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. It was gathered that the inferno made it impossible for Evans and others to reach the court on Friday. The notorious kidnapper is facing trial …

The funeral of the 40 persons gruesomely killed by unknown gunmen who attacked the St. Francis Catholic church, Owo, on June 5, is currently taking place in the state. The funeral mass is being attended by the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, his wife Betty and other government functionaries. Below are …

Nzan Ayam Osim, a Major in the Nigerian Army has been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Niger State. This is coming barely two years after his elder brother, Nzan Anara Erick, a captain in the army was also killed by same bandits in Niger State. The …

As the natural environment degrades, environmental problems are produced not only by incorrect use of natural resources, but also by unreasonable exploitation, overpopulation of states, low population incomes, and unemployment. The high rates of population reproduction connected with the increase of acreage and pastures, the expanding number of towns, and …

Tanzania has imposed a new requirement on grain traders to get an export permit before shipping maize out of the country, in a policy shift that has locked already bought stocks of grain by Kenyan millers at the border. Kenyan millers say the new requirement could paralyze their operations at …

Police are investigating a man who allegedly shot dead his wife and another man at a pub in the South Sudanese capital, Juba on Wednesday evening. According to sources, Longar Akok, a National Security officer, was arrested by the National Security personnel shortly after committing the crime and then handed …