Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sep 17 - Former warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba said Monday he would be willing to support an opposition candidate in DR Congo's much-delayed presidential election, which he is banned from standing in. Bemba, one of
Equatorial Guinea VP’s delegation found with $16mn cash, watches
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Sep 17 - More than $16 million in cash and luxury watches were seized at an airport in Brazil in the luggage of a delegation accompanying the son of the president Equatorial Guinea, local media reported. Teodorin Nguema Obiang, vice
Typhoon makes landfall in China after killing 59 in Philippines
Hong Kong, China, Sep 17 - Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into mainland China late on Sunday after leaving a trail of destruction in Hong Kong and Macau and killing at least 59 people in the northern Philippines. The world's biggest storm this year felled
Ethiopia, Eritrea seek to bolster truce at Saudi summit
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sep 16 - Ethiopia and Eritrea signed an agreement Sunday at a summit in Saudi Arabia, bolstering a historic peace accord between the two former Horn of Africa enemies, officials said.Authorities did not reveal exact details of the
Cholera death toll climbs to 28 in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe, Sep 16 - The death toll in Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak has risen to 28, state media said Sunday, as the health minister announced new antibiotics were being used after the disease strain was found to be resistant to some drugs.The cholera
You’ve done us proud, President congratulates Kenyan marathon team
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 16 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated Eliud Kipchoge and Gladys Cherono for smashing the World Marathon records at the Berlin Marathon men and women races respectively. The legendary Kipchoge smashed the world marathon
Ruto underscores importance of agriculture in alleviating poverty in Africa
OYO, Congo Brazzaville, Sep 16 – Agriculture holds key in the development and prosperity of the African Continent by helping to alleviate poverty and achieve food security, Deputy President William Ruto has said. Ruto said Africa is endowed with rich
Shattered buildings, swamped fields: the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut
Alcala, Philippines, Sep 16 - The skeleton of a shattered school, bare walls of homes stripped of their roofs and vast cornfields drowned in muddy floodwaters: this is the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut as seen from the air. A day after the world's worst
African tourism alarmed by rhino, elephant losses
Cape Town, South Africa, Sep 16 - Animal conservation in Africa has suffered several setbacks in recent months prompting experts at an African tourism conference this week in Cape Town to warn about the cost to the travel industry. "Obviously it's negative,"
Kipchoge smashes Marathon World Record
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 16 - Eliud Kipchoge ran the race of his life on Sunday morning smashing Dennis Kimetto’s four-year old World Record enroute to winning the Berlin Marathon running in a time of 2:01:39. Meanwhile, Gladys Cherono completed a golden
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Americans still working to fulfill the promise of 1776
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Re-introduce estate duty to fund the Big Four
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