US to Forge 2nd Coalition to Stop IS Growth in Africa
U.S. officials are pushing a select group of allies to expand their sights beyond Iraq and Syria in the global effort to destroy the Islamic State (IS) terror group. Spurred on by IS’s growing...
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34 Countries Don’t Have Enough Food for Their People According To The UN
A report released Wednesday by the U.N. agriculture agency said 34 countries around the world, nearly all of them in Africa, do not have enough food to feed their people and need help. The...
U.S Based Uber Seeks to bring Cabs in Africa Expansion Plan
U.S.-based Uber plans to expand in Tanzania, Uganda and Ghana this year and will focus on convincing traditional taxi drivers to work for the ride-hailing service, said Alon Lits, Uber’s general manager for sub-Saharan...
Sanctions Against LRA, Kony Added By The US
The U.S. government has added to the sanctions against the Lord’s Resistance Army and the African rebel group’s leader, Joseph Kony. The Treasury Department says the financial sanctions, announced Tuesday, are in response...
Better Bilateral Ties Between Nigeria And S. Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma continues his three-day state visit to Nigeria Wednesday intended to strengthen the relationship between Africa’s two leading economies. Garba Shehu, special assistant on media and publicity to President...
Al-Shabab denies US strike in Somalia killed 150 fighters
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab has dismissed as exaggerated US claims that more than 150 of its fighters were killed in an air strike in Somalia. The militants do not meet in such large...
School On Water in Lagos Lagoon Brings Hope to Nigerian Slum-on-stilts
Makoko, a vast slum of houses on stilts in a Lagos lagoon, now boasts a new school – pyramid-shaped, floating and capable of withstanding the waterways’ extreme weather, it is a beacon of hope...
6 Injured in Somali Airport Explosion
Police in central Somalia say at least six people including two African Union soldiers were injured Monday in an explosion at an airport in the city of Beledweyne. Speaking to journalists, Beledweyne police commander...
Police In Kenya Arrest 4 Men for Trying to Join Islamic State
Kenya police say they have arrested four men on suspicion of attempting to leave the country to join extremist group Islamic State in Libya. The four men appeared in court in the coastal city...
Airstrike By US Kills 150 Al-Shabab Militants in Somalia
The Pentagon says a U.S. airstrike in central Somalia has killed more than 150 Al-Shabab militants who were preparing for a large-scale attack. Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis told reporters Monday that the weekend...
