Photo (AP) Congo’s leader is blaming a deadly Ebola virus outbreak for the last-minute decision to bar an estimated 1 million voters from Sunday’s long-delayed presidential election, claiming it would be a “disaster” if someone infects hundreds of people. Protests exploded again on Friday in response as health workers suspended efforts and warned that new

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Wednesday about 255,000 people have been displaced by ethnic violence in western Ethiopia. In a press statement, UNOCHA said ethnic violence along the common borders of Oromia and Benishangul Gumuz regional states since September has displaced about 255,000 people. UNOCHA further said

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 28-Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi has for the first time spoken following her alleged sex tape that has been trending on social media platforms for the past three weeks. Speaking at the Kiambu Law Courts where a suspect Douglas Baya was arraigned over the fake sex tape, Gedi said her opponents were

Mogadishu-Gen. Dahir Elmi, commander of the Somali National Army, today issued a new round of new military commanders as well as command positions. was appointed commander and Deputy Chief of Staff of the April 12th Army in the Somali Army. Another commander of the commander was influenced by the 27th Army Chief of Staff in,

Photo (AP) President Donald Trump’s surprise trip to Iraq may have quieted criticism at home that he had yet to visit troops in a combat zone, but it has infuriated Iraqi politicians who on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.S. forces. “Arrogant” and “a violation of national sovereignty” were but a few examples of the

The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, marking a diplomatic boost for President Bashar al-Assad from a U.S.-allied Arab state that once backed rebels fighting him. The UAE said the move aimed to normalise ties and to curb risks of regional interference in “Arab, Syrian affairs” – an apparent reference to

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has pledged to defend the independence of the Judiciary months after charging a top judge. In an interview with the Star, Haji described the Kenyan bench as “very able” and expressed optimism that his office will get a fair hearing from the judges. “One thing that I would like

Germany’s military presently has over 182,000 uniformed soldiers and some 60,000 civilian employees. Germany’s armed forces are considering the possibility of recruiting citizens of other EU member states as a means of dealing with personnel shortages, a move that would mean doing away with the German nationality requirement. Germany abandoned its draft of young military

The State Department has urged US citizens to “exercise increased caution” whilst in Tanzania due to concerns over crime, terrorism and official actions targeting people on the basis of their gender or sexual identity. Violent crime is “common” in Tanzania, the State Department said on Wednesday, citing risks of assault, kidnapping, sexual assault and carjacking.

US citizens should continue to avoid visiting Somalia because violent crimes such as kidnapping and murder remain endemic throughout the country, the Department of State said in renewing its travel advisory on the country. “Do not travel to Somalia due to crime, terrorism and piracy,” the travel advisory said on Wednesday. “Violent crime, such as