Lesotho’s King dissolves parliament, announces fresh elections
Lesotho’s King Letsie III on Tuesday dissolved parliament and will shortly set an election date, the deputy prime minister said. In a statement aired on […]
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Ethiopia: Flash Floods Kill at least 50, Displace Thousands
About 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslide caused by heavy rains in Ethiopia, officials said on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people […]
Some 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa, WFP
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Monday said it is increasingly concerned about food security for an estimated 14 million people in southern […]
U.S. allocates additional $300 Mln to fight HIV in Africa
The Obama administration is allocating an additional $300m to the effort to reduce HIV infection among girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. […]
China Development Bank lends $ 2 billion to Transnet group
The South African logistics group Transnet announced it had obtained a loan of 30 billion rand ($ 2 billion) from the China Development Bank to […]