Africa

Accra– Delegates at the Liberian peace talks in Ghana have chosen Gyude Bryant, a 54-year old businessman, to head a two-year National Transitional Government that will take over from Interim President Moses Blah on 14 […]

There is no shortage of ‘‘positive´´ news in Africa, goes the argument, so how come the focus is always on coups, civil wars, famine and earthquakes! Always highlighting the gloomy side and ignoring or downplaying […]

Addis Ababa– Ethiopia has pledged to send troops under the United Nations peacekeeping umbrella to help maintain order in war-torn Liberia, defence officials said on Wednesday. Ethiopian Defence Minister Abadula Gemeda told the country’s parliament […]

Abidjan– The Ivorian government has ordered the reintegration into the national armed forces of all soldiers who had taken up arms against the state and later deserted army ranks, the defense ministry announced on state-run […]

Kinshasa– President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) named on Tuesday the officers who will lead the nation’s unified national military, incorporating elements from all former armed rebel groups signatory to […]

Kampala– Poor sanitation is responsible for a colossal 80 percent of Uganda’s total disease burden, according to Health Minister Brig Jim Muhwezi. He said that in response to the appalling statistic, the Ugandan government had […]

Nairobi– Somalia’s Transitional National Government (TNG) has formulated a reply to an official invitation from the Kenyan government to return to the Nairobi peace talks, in which it sets out its conditions, according to a […]

Monrovia– Soft-spoken and unhurried, Moses Zeh Blah, is a mechanic and former guerilla fighter who likes to drive around Monrovia in his brand new Mercedes four-wheel-drive car with a single bodyguard. He often stops by […]