South Africa: ANC backs Zuma ahead of impeachment vote

April 5, 2016 0

BY CONOR GAFFEY  |  Newsweek/ South Africa’s governing party have backed President Jacob Zuma, ahead of an upcoming vote to impeach him. The motion to remove Zuma from office—which is being spearheaded by the main opposition 25

Cameroon: Joint forces arrest 300 Boko Haram fighters

April 5, 2016 0

AP – YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Cameroon says multinational forces fighting Boko Haram have arrested over 300 Islamic extremists and freed at least 2,000 people from their strongholds along Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad borders. Cameroon’s commander 25

Ethiopia: 28 people killed in floods in remote regions

April 5, 2016 0

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The state broadcaster in Ethiopia says 28 people have been killed in severe flooding in two remote regions. The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported Monday that 23 people were killed and 25

US leads Mideast anti-mines maritime exercise

April 5, 2016 0

Dubai (AFP) – The US Navy said the world’s largest maritime exercise kicked off Monday bringing participants from 30 nations for training across the Middle East. The International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) is organised and 25

Panama Papers: Who’s Implicated from Africa?

April 5, 2016 0

By Conor Gaffey  |  Newsweek The massive leak of confidential documents described as the Panama Papers has got a lot of politicians and world leaders hot under the collar. The leak of more than 11.5 million 25

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