August 1, 2017

Over 360 applications received for SABC Board vacancies

The Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications, Humphrey Maxegwana, says 362 people have applied to serve on the SABC Board.Maxegwana said this when he opened a meeting with the Interim SABC Board in the Old Assembly Chamber in P…

EASTERN AFRICAN STANDBY FORCE PLANS EXERCISE IN SUDAN

ADDIS ABABA, The Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) is holding discussions here in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa about the maneuver it plans to conduct in Sudan.The meeting which has brought together diplomats, military leaders and civilian bodie…

Fear of Boko Haram Drives Thousands to Flee From Niger to Chad

DAKAR, SENEGAL � Fear of Boko Haram attacks has driven at least 7,000 people from Niger to seek refuge in Chad in the last week, and thousands more may cross the border if the violence escalates, the United Nations said Monday.

The recent arrivals in Chad’s Lake region felt compelled to

Liberia’s President Calls for Peace as Election Campaigns Begin

MONROVIA, LIBERIA � Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is urging peaceful elections as candidates begin campaigning to replace the Nobel Peace Prize winner who has led the West African country through the Ebola crisis and recovery from civil war.

Among those running in the October 10 election are her vice president

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