Hichilema, who spent four months in jail last year on a treason charge, said regional allies needed to apply pressure on Lungu or risk Zambia descending into the economic disarray seen in neighboring Zimbabwe under former President Robert Mugabe.
KAMPALA, Uganda — Burundi’s government forces and ruling party members have beaten and killed perceived opponents of an upcoming referendum that could allow the president to extend his rule, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, citing what it called “widespread impunity” for local authorities and their allies.
The king of Swaziland, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, has announced that his country has changed its name to the Kingdom of eSwatini to mark 50 years since independence from British rule. Meaning “place of the Swazi”, eSwatini is the Swazi language name for the tiny state landlocked between South Africa and Mozambique. Unlike some countries, Swaziland did not change its name when it… Read more »
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)The Nigerian Senate was on high alert Wednesday after armed men interrupted a session at Nigeria’s parliament, stealing its mace. The men were allegedly led by suspended lawmaker Ovie Omo-Agege who seized the symbol of authority from the upper legislative chambers sitting in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, the Senate said. The incident was branded “an act of treason” by… Read more »
JOHANNESBURG – New malaria infections could be aided by blood transfusions, scientists have warned, emphasising the need for higher screening standards to save patients. In a new study, researchers from the Worldwide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) found that as many as 25 percent of blood bank supplies in sub-Saharan Africa contain malaria parasites. This could be a big risk as… Read more »
CHENNAI: AIADMK led by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam on Tuesday announced party’s decision to contest in Karnataka assembly polls. In a statement, the leaders, who are joint coordinator and coordinator of the party, said the AIADMK would contest in two constituencies, Gandhi Nagar and Kolar Gold Field, the Tamil-dominated areas. “The party aspirants… Read more »
NEW DELHI: Westinghouse Electric, which filed for bankruptcy last year, is now “lean and mean and ready to get to work” on its projects to build nuclear reactors in India, US energy secretary Rick Perry said on Tuesday. The show of support by Perry came after Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse’s bankruptcy filing had raised doubts about the proposed construction of six nuclear… Read more »
NEW DELHI: Appointment of nine advisers to ministers in Delhi government was today cancelled on the recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The nine posts are not on the list of posts approved for the ministers and chief ministers of the government of NCT of Delhi, an order from the General Administration Department of the Government of National… Read more »
RAIPUR: The Congress led by Rahul Gandhi poses no challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will find it difficult to win even 40 or 50 seats in the 2019 Parliamentary polls, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has said. Modi has his “magic” and the people of the country stand by him, Singh said, stressing that the BJP would do… Read more »
The Democratic Republic of Congo is not attending its own donor conference in Geneva on Friday, saying the United Nations had exaggerated the number of people who need aid. Escalating violence has displaced more than four million people within Congo, according to the UN. Since December alone, 70,000 have fled fighting in the east to camps in neighboring Uganda. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb… Read more »