(New York) – George Soros, philanthropist and financier, today announced a challenge grant of $100 million over 10 years to Human Rights Watch. The grant from his Open…
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Ghana: $2.1m to train soil scientists
About $2.1 million is being invested over the next five years to train soil scientists for the West African sub-region. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology…
Guinea poll chief dies
Conakry - A family friend says Guinea's election commission chief has died just days before a scheduled critical election.
Libya sorry for shooting at Italian fishing boat
Libya has apologised to Italy after one of its patrol boats fired machine-gun shots at a Sicilian fishing trawler.
Somaliland Army Drives Out Ethiopian Rebels
Somaliland's deputy minister for foreign affairs and international cooperation said its national army has driven from Somaliland territory Ethiopia's Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels who, he said,…
Chinese man kidnapped in Chad
Khartoum – A Chinese oil worker was kidnapped in Chad, prompting joint Sudanese-Chadian forces to search for him along the border, the Sudanese army said on Wednesday.
Assassins Kill EFCC’s Forensic Chief
Assassins Kill EFCC's Forensic ChiefAbuja — Barely five months after five operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, were ambushed by unknown persons in Enugu which…
Primary School Teachers Test Poorly in Mathematics
Nairobi — Like many primary school teachers in Kenya, Nemwel Mokua is not coping. He has to teach at least six subjects a day, which include a mix…
Uganda: Journalist beaten to death
Ugandan freelance journalist Paul Kiggundu has been beaten to death by motorcycle taxi drivers, local journalists told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Zambia: Car crash wipes out entire family
A family of six from the undesignated township of Malota in Zambia's tourist capital Livingstone died Tuesday afternoon after a taxi driver who lost control of his car…