South Sudan’s Army Is Moving Out Of The Country’s Capital, In Accordance With A Peace Agreement Signed With Rebel Forces
South Sudan’s army is moving its forces out of the country’s capital, in accordance with a peace agreement signed with rebel forces aimed at ending a conflict that erupted in December 2013, an army commander said. Under the peace agreement signed by President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar in August, the capital, Juba, […]
First Pictures Of Zimbabwe’s Baby Elephants Exported To China Emerge
China’s state Xinhua news agency has published the first pictures of a group of young elephants controversially exported from Zimbabwe in July. The four photos show some of the 24 elephants near and in a concrete-lined water feature at what the news agency calls Chimelong National Rare Animals and Plants Provenance Centre in Guangzhou province. […]
Tanzania Stops Malawi From Burning 2.6 Tonnes Of Ivory Stockpile
Tanzania has blocked Malawi from burning 2.6 tonnes of ivory, saying it needs to use the tusks as evidence for the prosecution of suspected poachers. The nearly 800 tusks were intercepted by customs officials as they were being smuggled into Malawi from Tanzania. The director of Malawi’s wildlife department said he was disappointed with the […]
Naguib Sawiris, Egyptian Billionaire Offers To Buy An Island To Rehouse Syrian Refugees
In a television interview Swairis said he would approach the governments of Greece and Italy, saying there would be “temporary shelters to house the people, then you start employing the people to build housing, schools, universities, hospitals. “And if things improve, whoever wants to go back (to their homeland) goes back.” But he admitted his […]
Maxwell Dlamini’s Trials and Tribulations
Maxwell Dlamini finally walked out of prison in July, released on bail after having spent fourteen months in squalid conditions in the prisons of Swaziland’s absolute monarch King Mswati III. His crime was to have sung a pro-democracy song. “Jail being the lonely place that it is, there are moments when you feel down and […]
Benin to Investigate Extortion Allegation Against Border Officials
The Benin Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Muhutalo Laleye, on Thursday pledged that his country would investigate allegations of extortion against its border officials by Nigerians. Laleye made the promise when he visited Tsamiya border settlement along with Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the visit was part […]
