Maternal Health Activists Battle Awaits Supreme Court Verdict
By Andante Okanya KAMPALA – A petition by maternal health activists seeking to compel Government to provide essential adequate kits in referral hospitals for the mothers’...
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Myanmar Lifts Curfew In Rakhine
Yangon – Myanmar on Thursday lifted a curfew imposed in June 2012 when clashes between Buddhists and minority Muslims erupted throughout western Rakhine state, killing...
Men Who Tried To Kill Former Rwandan general sentenced to eight years
A SOUTH African court has issued a stern warning to those who hunt down foreign nationals who have sought refuge in the country. The warning...
South African Judge Clears Pistorius Of Murder
Athlete still faces prospect of conviction for manslaughter Judge Thokozile Masipa delivers her judgement in the trial of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar...
The Victims’ Families Have Waited For Justice For The Deaths Of Their Love Ones…
Uganda’s authorities have never investigated killings by security forces during two days of...
20 Police Still Missing After Boko Haram Attack
Twenty Nigerian police officers are still missing three weeks after Boko Haram fighters attacked a training academy outside the remote north-eastern town of Gwoza, the...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has commenced its meetings to review developments in the economy. The meetings begun on...
Nigeria Pays The Price: Poor Rule Is No Match For Violence And Disease
The Nigerian government of President Goodluck Jonathan is now reeling in the face of two challenges, the growing Islamist militant insurgency in the north led...
UN Envoy Condemns Latest Terrorist Attacks In Somalia
Special Representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Nicholas Kay. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe UN is Calling for reconciliation and an end...
UN Probe Shows Helicopter Was Shot Down In South Sudan
UN aircraft crew carrying the remains of three crew members to memorial service in Juba, South Sudan. They died when their helicopter came down near...
UN Envoy Lends Support To State Formation Process In South-West Regions In Somalia
Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay (right), speaks with the Speaker of the Somali Federal Parliament, Mohamed Osman Jawari, in Baidoa. UN Photo/Ilyas Ahmed The...
African Union-UN Mission Calls For Restraint Amid Tensions At Darfur Camp
A group of women and children in Kalma camp for internally displaced people, South Darfur. Photo: UNAMID/Albert González Farran Concerned about escalating tensions, the African...
Foreign Minister In High-Level Conference In Tunisia
Minister for Foreign Affairs, George Vella, participated in a high-level Conference entitled “Invest Tunisia – Start-up Democracy” held in Tunis on Monday. Participants in...
2 Italian Missionary Nuns Found Slain In Burundi Convent
Two elderly Italian nuns were murdered in their convent in the capital of Burundi, with police hunting their suspected killer, government officials said Monday. The...
2 Italian Missionary Nuns Found Slain In Burundi Convent
Two elderly Italian nuns were murdered in their convent in the capital of Burundi, with police hunting their suspected killer, government officials said Monday. The...
President Guebuza Of Mozambic Ratify Agreement To Achieve Lasting Peace
Mozambican President Armando Guebuza said that the immediate and major step now required to ensure lasting peace is the parliamentary ratification of the ceasefire agreement...
Nigeria, Chad To Forge Stronger Alliance Against Terrorism
Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan leaves Abuja for Ndjamena, Chad on Monday for talks with his Chadian counterpart, President Idriss Deby in continuation of the...
Nigeria Military Troops Capture Anti-aircraft Guns In Boko Haram Hideout Raid, kill 50 Members
SOLDIERS RAID KAWURI * Kills 50 Boko Haram insurgents * Multiple captured * Seizes...
Tribute To 9/11 Victims And Heroes Who Died At World Trade Centre
Victims and Heroes who died at World Trade Centre Victims and Heroes who died at World Trade Center Ramzi A. Doany John J....
UN Security Council Welcomes Release Of 2 Diplomats Abducted in Mali
The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed the release of two Algerian diplomats abducted in northern Mali more than two years ago. In a statement...