(France24) South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday, after the anti-graft watchdog called in a report for a judicial inquiry into allegations of influence-peddling in the government. The scandal highlighted in the report has rattled investors in Africa’s most industrialised country and raised the risk the stagnating economy’s credit ratings will be downgraded. Zuma, 74, had… Read more »
(BBC)An airstrike in Somalia that the US said had targeted al-Shabab actually killed 10 members of an allied local militia, US media report, quoting an unpublished Pentagon investigation. The US says it carried out the September strike to protect Puntland forces who came under fire during an operation against al-Shabab militants. The strike sparked anti-American protests among local communities. The… Read more »
(aljazeera.com) Fighting between militias in Somalia’s central Galkayo city killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 50, officials from both sides said on Monday. Colonel Mohamed Aden, a military officer from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, said 16 soldiers serving in the region’s army had been killed and 30 been wounded since fighting broke out again on Sunday…. Read more »
(aljazerra.com)Kenya has deported a South Sudanese rebel spokesman – a registered refugee – back to his war-torn country where he could face detention and abuse at the hands of the Juba government. Human rights groups and the United Nations on Friday called the move a breach of international law. Kenyan government spokesman Eric Kiraithe told the Associated Press news agency… Read more »
The first explosion came when two of the bombers tried to enter a camp holding more than 16,000 refugees from Boko Haram’s Islamic uprising at around 7 a.m. (0600 GMT), according to civilian self-defense fighter Dan Batta.
US oil company ExxonMobil says it has made a “significant discovery” of oil off the coast of Nigeria. In a tweet it says it could yield up to one billion barrels of oil. ExxonMobil ✔@exxonmobil #JustAnnounced an oil discovery of between 500M & 1B barrels offshore Nigeria. Find out more here http://news.exxonmobil.com/press-release/exxonmobil-announces-significant-oil-discovery-offshore-nigeria … 11:23 AM – 27 Oct 201 ExxonMobil operates… Read more »
A total of 145 child soldiers have been released on Wednesday by former rebel group of former South Sudanese First Vice President Riek Machar and another group in Pibor in eastern South Sudan. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed the release of the children by former rebel movements SPLA-IO and the Cobra Faction. “Our hope is that their release today… Read more »
The group, which once ruled much of Somalia, wants to topple the Western-backed government in Mogadishu and drive out African AMISOM peacekeepers made up of soldiers from Kenya, Djibouti, Uganda, Ethiopia and other African nations.
I have to start out by saying I’m glad this is my last Sub Saharan Africa post. Well I’m not glad i guess its kind of bitter sweet. I really want to take this time to say that even though I did not keeping up with this region at all. I have learned to respect it and understand the area…. Read more »
I am aware of the fact that my article was not really recent news. after reading this there was no way i could not share it with others. up until this point i did not it legal to hunt endangered species under any circumstances even with permission from the government. This is only serves perfectly for an example of greed… Read more »