Press Freedom for Ethiopian Bloggers Tested Again
Marthe van der Wolf | VOA ADDIS ABABA—Abel Wabela, 29, and eight other bloggers and freelance journalists spent more than a year and a half in prison. They were acquitted five months ago, but life 25
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Three killed in oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria’s delta: environment group
Three people were killed and several wounded when an oil pipeline belonging to Italy’s ENI exploded during repair works in Nigeria’s southern Delta region, an environmental group said on Tuesday. The blast was one of 25
Foreign airlines to sack 2,000 Nigerian workers
GhanaWeb – The National Union of Air Transport Employees has alleged that foreign airlines plan to sack about 2,000 Nigerian workers. NUATE said the airlines premised this on their inability to transfer their earnings to 25
EgyptAir says only crew and four foreigners remain on hijacked plane
CAIRO (Reuters) – EgyptAir said in a statement on Tuesday that only crew and four foreigners remained on a hijacked Egyptian plane that was forced to divert to Cyprus. It had said in a previous statement 25
Boko Haram insurgents abducts 14 women, 2 girls in Adamawa
By Umar Yusuf Yola – Vanguard No fewer than 14 women and 2 girls were abducted by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents in Sabongari Madagali, in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state, Thursday, 25
Ivory Coast arrests 15, seeks leader of al Qaeda beach attack
By Ange Aboa | Reuters ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast authorities have arrested 15 people in connection with an attack claimed by al Qaeda that killed 19 people at a beach resort this month, a 25
Brussels Attacks: Nigeria’s Buhari Calls for Cooperation Against Terrorism
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels “reinforce the need for greater international cooperation” in fighting militant groups. At least 30 people were killed in the Belgian city after a suspected 25
South Africa’s inflation jumps to near seven-year high
Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa’s consumer inflation rate accelerated 0.8 percentage points to 7.0 percent in February, its highest in nearly seven years, official data showed Wednesday. The rise in the consumer price index (CPI) 25
South Africa’s Zuma wins party backing as Gupta row mounts
By Joe Brock PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling party said on Sunday it had full confidence in President Jacob Zuma after a three-day party summit following mounting claims of political interference by the leader’s 25
South Africa’s Guptas hit back in Zuma finance minister row
The wealthy South African family accused of wielding undue influence through its links to President Jacob Zuma says it has been the victim of “xenophobic and hate speech”. The family took out two pages in 25