Africa
Somalia: Al-Shabab Kills 9 at Mogadishu Hotel
VOA News, MOGADISHU—Al-Shabab militants on Friday attacked a major hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least nine people, including a Somali ambassador. Witnesses said the attack on the
Nigeria Boko Haram ‘Headquarters’ Taken
VOA News – The Nigerian military says soldiers have retaken the town of Gwoza, one of the last areas in northeastern Nigeria controlled by militant group Boko Haram. The military
Children for sale heartbreakingly easy to find in ravaged Nigeria
(CNN)“It really depends what you want. Boy? Girl? Young? Old?” The man on the phone was offering us young children with the casualness of a market trader. After a week
Zimbabwe: Sex Workers Switch to Mobile Payment Systems
New Zimbabwean – Sex workers in Harare are now demanding that clients pay for services through mobile platforms to avoid being duped with most now moving around with at least
Lobola app gives South African bride price
DW.DE – How many cows are you really worth? Paying lobola, dowry, or bride price is a custom in many parts of the world and calculating it is steeped in tradition.
Chinese restaurant owner in Kenya arrested after ‘No Africans’ uproar
(CNN)The owner of a Chinese restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya has been arrested following an uproar over its policy of banning African customers at night, according to reports. Owner Zhao Yang
Burkina Faso: Probe begins into Sankara assassination
Ouagadougou (AFP) – Burkina Faso has begun an investigation into the 1987 assassination of former president Thomas Sankara, whose family has long called for a probe of his death, an
Remittance Cuts a Threat to Somalia’s Food Security
VOA News, Nairobi—Aid groups say remittances from abroad are key to food security in Somalia, and that an American bank’s recent decision to bar money transfers into the country could
Ghana: Use religion to foster unity, peace – Affail Monney
Graphic Online – President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr Affail Monney, has appealed to religious bodies in Ghana to use religion as a vital tool to foster unity
Ghana: Rev. Martey insists: Prayers can solve “dumsor”
Adomonline – The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rev. Professor Emmanuel Martey has said that prayers can solve the current energy crisis facing the nation. He believes that
