The United States is urging its citizens to take precautions when traveling to Zambia ahead of next month’s national and local elections, saying there is a potential for unrest. The U.S. State Department Thursday urged Americans traveling to Zambia during or immediately following the September 20 elections to monitor local news, assess travel routes when […]
US Issues Travel Warning for Zambia Ahead of Elections
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Says Ivorian Forces Executed 26 People in Past Month
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says armed forces in Ivory Coast have carried out 26 extrajudicial killings in the past month. The rights representative for the United Nations’ mission in Ivory Coast, Guillaume Ngefa, said Thursday his office has documented more than 100 human rights violations in the county between mid-July and mid-August. He said those included […]
FIFA Donates $1 Million for Somalia Food Relief
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
The world football body, FIFA, says it will donate $1 million to the International Red Cross to help combat the famine in Somalia. A FIFA statement Thursday says the Red Cross will use the money for life-saving emergency aid and projects designed to boost livelihoods in the worst-off communities. It says one-third of the money […]
Pfizer Begins Payouts in Nigerian Drug Test Trials
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says it has begun paying victims and families affected by a 1996 drug trial that killed and crippled children in northern Nigeria. Pfizer on Thursday said it made payments of $175,000 to the families of four children who died in the study. The payments were made after relatives provided DNA evidence […]
US Gives Additional $17 Million in Famine Aid
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has announced an additional $17 million in funding to help Horn of Africa nations deal with regional drought and famine. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday that $12 million of the aid would go to Somalia which has been worst hit by the drought. The United States has so far given […]
Nairobi Councilors Elect New Mayor
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Nairobi city councilors have elected George Aladwa of the Orange Democratic Movement as mayor of Kenya’s capital. Aladwa, who was acting mayor, got 57 votes to defeat his lone rival, James Gakuya of the Party of National Unity , who got 39 votes. Thursday’s poll marks the last time councilors will elect the mayor. Under […]
South Africa Set to Introduce National Health Insurance Plan
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
South Africa’s government is set to propose a national health insurance plan aimed at improving health care services for the poor. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the goal of the plan, known as NHI, is to ensure that everyone in the country receives essential healthcare, regardless of their employment status or ability to make a […]
Swaziland Needs $11 Million to Reopen Only University
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Swaziland’s education minister says the country’s only university needs $11 million to resume classes. The University of Swaziland was set to begin its academic year this week, but failed to open as the country’s government deals with a severe cash crisis. The crisis has left the tiny southern African country struggling to pay health care […]
South Sudan Gets Own Internet Domain
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
The new nation of South Sudan has been assigned its own Internet domain code. Websites in the country will feature the suffix “.ss”. The code, known as the alpha-2 code, was assigned by the International Organization for Standardization, which helps set standards for the Internet and other technical fields. The code for Sudan remains “.sd”. […]
Nairobi Councilors Elect New Mayor
Posted August 11th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Nairobi city councilors have elected George Aladwa of the Orange Democratic Movement as mayor of Kenya’s capital. Aladwa,who was acting mayor,got 57 votes to defeat his lone rival, James Gakuya of the Party of National Unity, who got 39 votes. Thursday’s poll marks the last time councilors will elect the mayor. Under the new constitution, […]
