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October 12, 2018
Dozens dead after Uganda landslide
KAMPALA — At least 34 people were killed after a river in eastern Uganda burst its banks, sending thick sludge and rocks barreling into homes, disaster officials said on Friday.Rescue teams were picking through the rubble, looking for survivors and victims of the disaster which took place on Thursday in the town of Bukalasi in the Bududa district. An unknown number of people were still missing.“I can confirm 34 people ...
October 12, 2018
Rwandan foreign minister elected Francophonie head
YEREVAN — The world organization of French-speaking nations on Friday elected Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo as its new head despite her country’s shift to English a decade ago and controversy over its rights record.Mushikiwabo was elected in a suspense-free vote on the last day of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) summit in the Armenian capital Yerevan. She will replace Canadian politician Michaelle Jean.The 57-year-old visited dozens of ...
October 11, 2018
Africa’s youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania
NAIROBI — Africa’s youngest billionaire was kidnapped Thursday by gunmen in Tanzania’s economic capital Dar es Salaam, officials said.Mohammed Dewji, 43, who heads the MeTL Group which operates in about 10 countries with interests in agriculture to insurance, transport, logistics and the food industry, was snatched as he entered the gym of a hotel in the city.“Initial information indicates he was kidnapped by whites travelling in two vehicles,” regional governor ...
October 10, 2018
‘Catastrophic’ Kenya bus crash kills 50
NAIROBI — At least 50 people were killed when the bus they were travelling in overturned and its entire roof was ripped off in an accident in western Kenya early Wednesday, police said.The bus was travelling from Nairobi to the western town of Kakamega, police said, and footage from the scene showed the vehicle lying on its side with the seats and mangled bits of metal exposed to the air.The ...
October 8, 2018
S. Africa president faces pressure as finance minister scandal grows
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokeswoman said on Monday his office was not aware of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s request to be relieved of his duties after he admitted to visiting the Gupta brothers.The rand fell more than one percent when Business Day newspaper reported Nene had asked Ramaphosa to remove him after the finance minister admitted to visiting the home of the Guptas, friends of scandal-plagued former ...
October 8, 2018
Illegal miners try their luck in Mozambique ruby rush
By Joaquim NhamirreMONTEPUEZ, Mozambique — Deep inside a forest, sweating men haul earth out of rough excavation holes and carry it in bags on their backs to a stream.Then they sift for the small, red stones that could make their fortune — miners say they have sold single rubies for thousands of dollars, many times the local monthly wage which is typically under $200.In northern Mozambique, informal — and illegal ...
October 7, 2018
Isolated cases of unrest mar Cameroon elections
By Edward McAllisterYAOUNDE —Cameroon saw isolated incidents of unrest on Sunday as voting began in an election widely expected to extend the rule of President Paul Biya, one of Africa’s last multi-decade leaders.While voting proceeded smoothly across much of the Central African country, a drive by secessionists to disrupt the election meant not all polling stations were open in Anglophone regions and there were outbreaks of violence.At least three armed ...
October 7, 2018
Prisoners riot, seize weapons at South Sudan detention center
JUBA —Prisoners rioted and seized weapons at a detention center in South Sudan’s capital Juba early on Sunday, a security source and local residents said.Detainees told Voice of America by phone that they were demanding the release of political prisoners.The rioters were caught in a stand off with guards and the center, called Blue House, had been sealed off, the security source added.A South Sudanese government spokesman could not immediately ...
October 5, 2018
Melania Trump visits baby elephants, takes Kenya safari
NAIROBI — US First Lady Melania Trump cozied up to baby elephants and went on safari in Kenya on Friday, on the third leg of a solo tour of Africa that has contrasted with the tumult in Washington.Looking relaxed and smiling, the former model gave a baby elephant bottled formula at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, famed for its work rescuing the orphans from the wild.Donning a white ...
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