Africa
Ramaphosa, Ruto call for African solutions to migration
Pretoria - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Kenyan President William Ruto have called for a coordinated continental response to migration, saying the...
India sends second Ebola aid shipment to Africa CDC
Kampala, Uganda - India has dispatched a second consignment of emergency medical supplies to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa...
Heirs Insurance marks five years as Africa’s fastest-growing firm
Lagos - Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu says Heirs Insurance Group spent eight years obtaining its licences before it was finally authorised to operate...
Uganda says it remains safe for tourists amid Ebola cases
Kampala - Uganda has moved to reassure travellers, investors and tourism partners that the country remains open for business following reports of Ebola...
Telecom Namibia CEO appointed CRASA executive secretary
Windhoek - Dr Stanley Shanapinda has accepted an appointment as Executive Secretary of the Communications Regulators' Association of Southern Africa, stepping down from...
Zambia launches $3.5m trade programme to boost beef exports
Lusaka - Zambia has validated a five-year, USD 3.5 million trade development programme aimed at growing the country's non-traditional exports and strengthening its...
Simeone spotted in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone, widely regarded as the world's highest-paid football coach, is currently visiting Botswana's Okavango Delta. The Argentine tactician was...
Death and fear grip Congo town at heart of Ebola crisis
Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo - A five-year-old boy lay bleeding on a bare mattress in a cramped, dilapidated Ebola ward in Mongbwalu,...
