Zimbabwe officially applies to rejoin Commonwealth
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially applied for Zimbabwe to re-join the Commonwealth it left in 2003 and has invited the grouping of former British … source
Cuba plane crash: Black box recovered
Cuban officials have recovered one of two black boxes from the passenger plane carrying 110 people which crashed near Havana airport.* Cuban Transport … source
Burundi will not cooperate with ICC over war crimes probe – govt
Burundi said on Friday it will refuse to cooperate with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into war crimes suspected to have been committed by … source
Ebola vaccination campaign kicks off in DR Congo
Ebola vaccines are being administered to people in the Democratic Republic of Congo starting today. The World Health Organization (WHO) imported … source
Cuba marks end of an era as Castro hands over to new president Diaz-Canel
Cuba marked the end of an era Thursday as Miguel Diaz-Canel was formally elected as the country’s new president, becoming the first leader of the Caribbean … source
Trump lauds Africa’s huge business potential [The Morning Call]
African leaders at the 72nd UN general Assembly have met with United States president, Donald Trump. At the meeting Mr Trump spoke about africa’s huge … source
UK treatment of post-war migrants a concern for EU citizens – Verhofstadt
Discussion over the rights of European Union citizens in the United Kingdom after the country leaves the bloc must continue in light of UK immigration officials’ … source
Yahya Jammeh finally leaves The Gambia
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Saturday evening finally boarded a flight and left The Gambia with Guniean President Alpha Conde. They are … source
Quai Branly Museum hosts the traditional “stick dance” in Egypt, [no comment]
Egyptian artists and players flock to the Quai Branly Museum for a high-flying show of jousting, dance and music.… READ MORE … source
First African baby born using rare, low-cost IVF technique [Hi-Tech]
A rare type of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) called The Walking Egg (TWE) technology has been used to produce a baby in Ghana. The healthy 3.3-kilogramme baby … source