Warnings issued as more thunderstorms threaten coastal Tanzania. Heavy showers have been falling across southern Tanzania, right at the end of the rainy season. The rain has flooded areas of the city and forced the closure of some roads. Dar-es-Salaam has seen 144mm of rain in the last two days, fast approaching the average of […]
Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world’s highest number of the animals, a decision that has brought anger from some wildlife protection groups. The southern African nation is home to an estimated 130,000 elephants. The lifting of the ban raised concerns about a possible increase in illegal poaching […]
Twenty-five years after South Africa became a democracy, many are frustrated with the lack of jobs, land and poor housing. South Africans will vote on Wednesday in a general election – the sixth since the end of apartheid in 1994. The African National Congress has won every vote, but its popularity has declined. Many are […]
BOTSWANA (BLOOMBERG) – Botswana, which has the world’s biggest population of elephants, lifted its suspension on hunting, a move that is likely to spark further debate on a politically charged issue in the southern African nation. The government would ensure that “reinstatement of hunting is done in an orderly and ethical manner” and in accordance […]
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been unstable since its independence from France in 1960. It is rich in diamonds, gold, oil and uranium but has one of the world’s poorest populations. It was plunged into turmoil in 2013 when Muslim rebels from the Seleka umbrella group seized power in the majority Christian country. A […]
Film director Amma Asante came across an old photograph taken in Nazi Germany of a black schoolgirl by chance. Standing among her white classmates, who stare straight into the camera, she enigmatically glances to the side. Curiosity about the photograph – who the girl was and what she was doing in Germany – set the […]
Libya has been beset by chaos since Nato-backed forces overthrew long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011. The oil-rich country, a key departure point for some of the thousands of migrants travelling to Europe, once had one of the highest standards of living in Africa, with free healthcare and free education. But the stability […]
The UN envoy for Libya has warned that the battle for Tripoli is “just the start of a long and bloody war”. Ghassan Salame is calling for immediate steps to cut off arms flows fuelling the fighting in Libya. One side of the conflict said it is receiving armoured vehicles from Turkey, while the other […]
The UN envoy for Libya has warned that the battle for Tripoli is “just the start of a long and bloody war”. Ghassan Salame is calling for immediate steps to cut off arms flows fuelling the fighting in Libya. One side of the conflict said it is receiving armoured vehicles from Turkey, while the other […]
Call for strike comes as protesters and military fail to reach a deal on who will lead Sudan’s three-year transition. Sudan’s main protest group called on Tuesday for a general strike after talks with the country’s military rulers stalled on who will lead an agreed three-year transition. Protesters are demanding civilians head a new sovereign council […]