Africa
Hunger-stricken Africans encouraged to eat bugs
British aid agencies are pushing hunger-stricken people in Zimbabwe and the DRC...
UN children’s agency comments on airstrike in Ethiopia
The UNICEF has condemned an airstrike that had hit a kindergarten in northern Ethiopia,...
African country bans white models from ads
Nigeria has become the first nation in the world to ban foreign models and voiceover...
Southern African state may join Russia’s Mir Payment System...
Angola may join Russia’s Mir payment system, the country’s Ambassador to Russia...
Africans sue UK over colonial-era abuses
Kenyans are taking the UK to court over its failure to acknowledge colonial-era...
Deadly hotel siege in Somalia lifted – official
Somali security forces lifted the siege of a Mogadishu hotel after a jihadist attack...
No more Gambia toy boys – official
Gambian officials say they want quality tourists, not mature European women looking...
Climbers can now share selfies from Africa's tallest mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro is now served by a high-speed internet connection, with web access...
Colombia’s new government re-establishes ties with Western...
Colombia's new left-wing government reaffirms its support for the Western Sahara...
United Nations grain ship departs Ukraine for East Africa
It's the first vessel specially chartered by the U.N. to unblock food shipments...
On This Day In Space: Aug. 14, 1992: Meteor explodes over...
On Aug. 14, 1992, a meteor entered the atmosphere over Mbale, Uganda and exploded.
Federation demands action over Italian chairman’s Africa...
African football chiefs want disciplinary action taken against Aurelio De Laurentiis...
