Cyclone Freddy: Winds and rain lash Mozambique as storm nears
(BBC) Mozambique is being lashed by rain, powerful winds and flooding as Cyclone Freddy is about to make landfall for the second time in a month. The southern African nation…
XI JINPING BEGINS HISTORIC THIRD TERM AS CHINA’S PRESIDENT
China’s leader Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as president from the country’s rubber-stamp parliament. It follows a consolidation of power that has made Mr Xi, 69, China’s…
DROGBA HITS OUT AFTER FOOTBALLER DIES MID-MATCH
(BBC) Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has called for better medical checks to protect footballers in his native Ivory Coast after the death of a player during a top-flight game. Racing…
MOZAMBIQUE BUSES HALT TRAVEL TO DURBAN AFTER ATTACKS
(BBC) Mozambique’s transport operators have announced that they will no longer cross into South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province because of growing insecurity on the road. Bus and taxi operators would stop…
KENYA’S FIRST LADY DECLARES PRAYERS AGAINST HOM@S@XUALITY
Kenya’s First Lady Rachel Ruto has declared national prayers against hom@s@xuality in the country, saying the family unit was under attack. Mrs Ruto said the country cannot condone the Supreme…