Africa

LESOTHO PRIME MINISTER RETURNS AFTER FLEEING HOME

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has returned home after fleeing the mountain kingdom to neighbouring South Africa on Saturday. At […]

NIGERIA RISK A BAN FROM FIFA

Nigeria is risking a ban by Fifa after Chris Giwa failed to step down as president of the football federation […]

PASTOR CHRIS OF CHRIST EMBASSY ACCUSED OF ADULTERY WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE

> Christian Oyakhilome popularly known as “Pastor Chris” of Christ Embassy Church has been accused of adultery and unreasonable behaviour […]

CANADA TO DONATE EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA VACCINE

Canada is to donate 800 to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) for […]

SADC’s energy plan stumbles

“Let there be light in every home,” former Malawi President and SADC chairperson Joyce Banda declared when she took over […]

APM: “TRADE BARRIERS STILL A CHALLENGE AMONG SADC COUNTRIES”

State President Professor Peter Mutharika says trade barriers in the Southern African Development Community remain one of the challenges in […]

SADC sets deadline for FDLR disarmament in DRC

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has set a deadline for the surrender of Rwandese-Hutu rebels operating in the eastern […]

EBOLA OUTBREAK FORCES ORGANISERS OF AIRTEL’S RISING STARS TOURNAMENT TO BE RESCHEDULED

Organisers of Airtel Rising stars (ARS) have rescheduled the games to a later date this year as a precautionary measure […]

Nigeria gets $293m from the World Bank, DFID finance to create jobs

The Nigerian government has secured over $293 million funding support from the World Bank and the UK Department for International […]

South African airliner to continue flights to West Africa

The South African Airways (SAA)’s decision to continue operating in West Africa, which has been hit by an Ebola outbreak […]

“I HAVE EBOLA CURE, BRING THE PATIENTS HERE,” DARES HERBALIST.

A Zambian herbalist claims he has found a cure for the deadly Ebola virus. In an interview with Lusaka’s Radio […]

NIGERIA: U.S. SURVEILLANCE SPOTS ABDUCTED CHIBOK GIRLS – REPORT

A United States surveillance plane has spotted what appears to be a group of girls abducted from Chibok by Boko […]

MALAWI: PRESIDENT PETER MUTHARIKA CONFIDENT THAT THE AFRICAN LEADERS SUMMIT WILL YIELD RESULTS

Washington DC — President Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika is confident that the just ended US- Africa Leaders’ Summit held in […]

AFRICAN COUNTRIES LOOSING BILLIONS FROM AID INSTEAD OF BENEFITTING

Malawi Government has been advised to stop relying mainly on aid but instead develop policies in which it can generate […]

OSCAR PISTORIUS BACK IN COURT AFTER SIX WEEKS BREAK

The murder trial involving Oscar Pistorius is set to resume today in Pretoria, South Africa after six weeks break. The […]

MLAKA, PIKSY AND LIMBANI BANDA TO PERFORM IN SA

Three of the country’s musicians, namely Mlaka Maliro, Piksy and Limbani Banda are expected to live for South Africa next […]

Doctors are warning that the Ebola virus is “totally out of control” in West Africa

A senior official for Doctors Without Borders has warned that the Ebola virus is “totally out of control” in west Africa, where […]

Speech by the Development Minister at the Africa Rising event – part of the International Festival of Business 2014 in Liverpool

Thank you for that introduction. I’m delighted to be here today to kick off this important conference. There can be […]