Boko Haram: UN releases $13m to Support Victims
The United Nations on Monday released $13 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving assistance for victims of Boko Haram insurgency […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
SA’s Jacob Zuma loses 783 charges appeal
South Africa’s High Court on Friday said President Jacob Zuma had no grounds to appeal against a court ruling that has asked him to face […]
Uganda: 75% of Police Officers are Corrupt – Survey
A survey released by Uganda Bureau of Statistic (UBOS) this week, ranked the country’s Police Force as the most corrupt government institution at a whopping […]
Nigeria: Resident Doctors on Strike to be Sacked
The Nigerian Minister of Health, on Wednesday, directed that resident doctors at the federal level who were on strike should be fired and replaced with […]
IMF Extends Loan Program to Drought-Hit Malawi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said it would increase loans to Malawi by $76.8 million, as the southern African country declared a state […]
Ghana: Sexual Violence on the Rise, gov’t Intensifies Efforts
A total of 1,300 girls in Ghana were defiled in 2014 while the recorded cases of rape increased from 290 in 2012 to 342 in […]
Benin Faces Terrorist Threat, Security Measures Reinforced
Benin’s army on Wednesday disclosed that the West African nation faces a terrorist threat and has reinforced security measures. “Following a new alert of a […]
Burundi: 230 Students Sacked for Doodling President’s Photo
A secondary school in Burundi has sacked 230 students on Tuesday for defacing President Pierre Nkurunziza portrait in their textbooks. Kwizera Guillaume, the provincial director […]
Africa Needs More Blood Donors – WHO
Africa is able to cater for only fifty percent of its annual requirement of blood despite demand in the continent being high, the World Health […]
Boko Haram Tops Agenda of Niger President’s Talks in France
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou arrived in France on Monday for talks aimed at building a stronger coalition to battle the Islamist militants of Boko Haram […]