The Duke of Cambridge will today launch a financial task force to disrupt international money flows linked to the illegal wildlife trade as part of a British-led diplomatic effort to end the global poaching crisis. More than 30 international banks and financial institutions will pledge to train staff to identify and share intelligence on suspicious transactions linked to the illegal… Read more »
omalia’s al Shabaab terrorist group claimed to have killed a Somali British citizen accused of spying for MI6. The terrorist group said it had shot five men accused of spying, including a Somali British citizen, in a southern province of the country on Tuesday. “Five of them were publicly shot to death after they admitted espionage before the court,” said Mohamed… Read more »
The man said to be Africa’s youngest billionaire has been kidnapped by masked gunmen in Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam, police say. Mohammed Dewji, 43, was abducted outside a swanky hotel gym where he was going for his routine morning workout. Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident and two of the abductors were believed to… Read more »
Nigeria Air Force pilot killed in jet crash One of the two Nigerian air force pilots involved in an accident earlier today near the capital, Abuja, has died, the Air Force spokesperson has tweeted: Social embed from twitter Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola@KunleDaramola3 It is with a heavy heart that I regretfully announce that one of the pilots who successfully ejected… Read more »
Cape Town – A new study paints a bleak picture of countries south of the Sahara being unable to feed themselves by 2050. Although several studies have shown the global increase in food demand can be met by increasing yields on existing cropland, a new study called Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself? found that countries in Africa south of the… Read more »
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised the growth rate of sub-Saharan Africa’s economy to 3.8% for 2019, up from April’s growth projection of 3.7%. In its latest World Economic Outlook Update released on Monday, the IMF said the upwardly revised growth is supported by the rise in commodity prices.
Johannesburg – More than 41.4 million people in the Southern African Development Community are food insecure, with about half of them needing urgent help after the worst regional drought in 35 years, the trade bloc of 15 countries said. The El Nino-induced drought has curbed cereal production in almost all countries in the region, which spans from South Africa to… Read more »
Zimbabwe is struck with an outbreak of Cholera. 20 people have died so far and over 2,000 people have been infected with this bacterial disease. This disease can be contracted by eating or drinking contaminated food and water. Health minister Obadiah Moyo suggested the the sewers contaminated drinking wells and boreholes. Since Robert Mugabe who is the president of Zimbabwe… Read more »
he Zimbabwe government has banned all public gatherings in the capital of Harare after declaring a cholera outbreak. Some 20 people have died and 2,000 have been infected in the outbreak, which health minister Obadiah Moyo blamed on burst sewers which contaminated drinking wells and boreholes. Zimbabwe’s infrastructure suffered years of neglect under ousted president Robert Mugabe. “We are declaring an… Read more »
Warring factions in Libya’s capital have signed onto a shaky ceasefire aimed at ending 10 days of fighting that has left dozens dead and displaced thousands. The deal came hours after Libya’s UN envoy, Ghassam Salame, swooped into Tripoli and summoned politicians and warlords for an emergency meeting to end fighting that had plunged the city of one million into a fresh round of… Read more »