Monthly Archives: September 2018

Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water since Tuesday evening and the cause is anyone’s guess.

Nigeria to investigate rare monkeypox cases in UK By Bukola Adebayo, CNN Updated 2:42 PM ET, Fri September 14, 2018 Symptoms of monkeypox include rashes and muscle aches. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) is working with Public Health England to investigate two cases of monkeypox diagnosed in the UK this week, in patients who had recently… Read more »

Nigeria declares ‘national disaster’ after severe floods kill 100 By Damilola Odufuwa and Bukola Adebayo, for CNN Updated 6:29 AM ET, Tue September 18, 2018 A man gestures next to his flooded house following heavy rain near the Nigerian town of Lokoja, in Kogi State, on September 14, 2018. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Nigeria has declared a ‘national disaster’ following severe floods that have left… Read more »

Middle classes drive up life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa Improved nutrition and access to water among factors that have added 11 years to average lifespan in a generation Sat 15 Sep 2018 04.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 15 Sep 2018 04.01 EDT A young girl is examined by a medic at a clinic in Tanzania. The UN’s human development index shows an 11-year increase in… Read more »

Extreme Poverty Concentrates in Sub-Saharan Africa Gates Foundation warns that Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo will be home to 44% of people living in such conditions by 2050 if trends continue A mother carries her sick baby at a camp for displaced persons in Bama, Borno state, Nigeria, in August. PHOTO: HANDOUT/REUTERS 50 COMMENTS By Betsy McKay and Gabriele Steinhauser Sept. 18,… Read more »

The South African government lashed out at President Donald Trump on Thursday after he tweeted that his administration would be looking into farm seizures and the “large scale killing of farmers” in South Africa. The government said Trump’s tweet was based on “false information” and reflected a “narrow perception which only seeks to divide our nation and reminds us of our colonial… Read more »

The powerful head of Nigeria’s Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday announced he would run in February’s presidential elections against incumbent Muhammadu Buhari. The move, by the country’s third-highest politician, ratchets up the challenge facing Buhari and increases the electoral uncertainties in Africa’s most populous nation. “I hereby announce my intention to run for the office of President of the Federal Republic of… Read more »

France has detained a suspected former militant commander from Liberia’s brutal civil war and placed him under formal investigation for crimes against humanity for alleged atrocities including torture and cannibalism, police said Friday. A legal source said the man, identified as naturalised Dutch citizen Kunti K., is suspected of being a former commander in the United Liberation Movement of Liberia… Read more »

The former president of Angola on Saturday said he made mistakes during his long rule but was holding his “head high” as he stepped down as leader of the ruling MPLA party. The political exit of Jose Eduardo dos Santos comes as President Joao Lourenco, a former defense minister, pledges to dismantle corruption that flourished under his predecessor, who took power… Read more »