September 22, 2018//-Tanzania has suspended broadcasting of family planning advertisements by a US-funded project, a health ministry letter showed, a fortnight after President John Magufuli said family planning was for those “too lazy to take care of their children”.
Category: Africa
Nigeria: Red Cross Condemns Midwife’s Murder, Appeals to Abductors to Spare 2 Others
Geneva, Switzerland, September 17, 2018/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has condemned in the strongest terms the tragic killing of its abducted colleague Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa.
Nigeria Floods Kill More Than 100
September 17, 2018//-More than 100 people have died in floods after Nigeria’s two major rivers burst their banks, authorities say.
Ethiopia, Eritrea to Hold Peace Summit in Saudi Arabia
September 15, 2018//-Ethiopia and Eritrea will attend a summit in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to sign an agreement cementing the thaw between the two former Horn of Africa enemies, a UN spokesman said Friday.
South Africa’s Blombos Cave is Home to the Earliest Drawing by a Human
The drawing found on silcrete stone in Blombos Cave. Craig Foster Christopher Henshilwood, University of Bergen and Karen Loise van Niekerk, University of Bergen September 13, 2018//-Scientists working in Blombos Cave in South Africa’s southern Cape region have made a discovery that changes our understanding of when our human ancestors started expressing themselves through drawings.
Struggle for Democracy in Botswana
September 6, 2018//-Botswana is well known internationally as the most democratic country in Africa. However Dylan Washington Taylor , a 35- year -old young Botswana man who has just formed an opposition party in Botswana called Umbrella for Batswana (UB) disagrees.
Kenya Gov’t Promises Action Against Varsity Student’s Killers
September 6, 2018//-The Kenya government has termed as murder the killing of pregnant university student Sharon Otieno.
UN Agency Calls for Action Against Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
Abuja Nigeria, September 4, 2018//- The UNHCR is calling on the authorities in South Africa to ensure that those responsible for acts of violence and violations of human rights are brought to account.
Afrobarometer Survey: Support for Democracy Dwindles in Tunisia
September 3, 2018//-Support for democracy is continuing a downward trend, and almost half of all citizens are not satisfied with the way democracy is working in Tunisia, new Afrobarometer survey results reveal.
South Africa: 8 Killed in Munitions Depot Blast
September 3, 2018//-South African authorities say at least eight people have been killed in an explosion at a munitions plant near Cape Town.