July 2, 2018//-Gambia’s government plans to auction ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s luxury planes and cars online, the AFP news agency reports.
Category: Africa
Nigeria: Fuel Truck Blaze Claims at Least Nine
June 29, 2018//-A petrol tanker has caught fire in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say.
SA President Condemns Bomb Blast in Zimbabwe
Pretoria, South Africa, June 25, 2018// — The President of the Republic of South Africa and Chair of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), Cyril Ramaphosa, has condemned the bomb blast at a stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was addressing an election rally.
Malawi’s Ex-president Joyce Banda Eyeing Next Year Election
June 19, 2018//-Malawi’s ex-president Joyce Banda, who recently returned home after four years of self-imposed exile, on Monday said she was ready to run in next year’s presidential elections if nominated by her party.
ISIS Jihadists Storm Nigeria From Syria, Train Terrorists
Lagos, Nigeria, June 18, 2018// – Leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are alleged to be sneaking battle-hardened jihadists from Syria into Nigeria to train terrorists in the country for possible attacks in United Kingdom.
Kenyan-born Australian Senator to Refund Taxpayers’ $1,600
June 17, 2018//-Kenyan-born Australian Senator Lucy Gichuhi will pay back $1,600 (Australian$2,139) she used to fly two relatives to her birthday party.
SA: Police committee to Focus on 7 Priorities in Special Cash-in-transit Hearing
Cape Town, South Africa, June 11, 2018/ — The Portfolio Committee on Police will focus on 7 priorities during the public hearing on the current spate of cash-in-transit heists that will take place on Wednesday, 13 June 2018 in Parliament.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Can Help Resolve the Gaza Crisis
June 9, 2018//-The gunning down by the Israeli army of protesting Palestinians at the Gaza border in May has drawn international condemnation. There’s also been global outrage about the recent killing of a young Palestinian medic near the same border.
Why Angola Wants to Join Commonwealth
June 8, 2018//-Angola wants to join the Commonwealth, the UK Foreign Affairs minister Boris Johnson revealed.
SA: Costs of Ministerial Homes Renovations Under Scrutiny
Cape Town, South Africa, June 8, 2018/ — The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has instructed the Director-General of the Department of Public Works, Sam Vukela, to submit a detailed report on costs incurred by the department as a result of deviations and contract expansions during renovations of ministerial houses.