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WINDHOEK/EENHANA — Swapo’s vice president, and the presidential contender in the upcoming elections, Dr Hage Geingob, says he is confident of victory in the general and presidential elections that will…
121 Ebola deaths in one day
FREETOWN — Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared in the West African country…
‘High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-October’
SCIENTISTS have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could be imported to France by October 24, and a 50…
South Sudan peace talks adjourned again
IGAD-LED negotiators have adjourned peace talks to end fighting in South Sudan but expressed “disappointment” at South Sudan leaders for failing to honour a cessation of hostilities agreement. Talks are…
Somali forces, AU troops recapture key town
BARAWE Somalia — Somalia’s army and African troops deployed forces yesterday inside a strategic port which they retook from Islamist rebels at the weekend, promising residents they would be protected.…
Boko Haram ‘behead’ seven in attack
MAIDUGURI — Boko Haram militants killed seven people yesterday in the remote northeast of Nigeria, residents and an official said, with reports indicating the victims were beheaded in a revenge…
Kurds repel jihadist attack on town
BEIRUT — Kurdish forces defending a Syrian town near the Turkish border clashed with the Islamic State group yesterday after repelling a wide-ranging jihadist assault the day before in battles…
China sacks 160,000 ‘phantom officials’
CHINA has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work off its official payroll, state-media reported yesterday. A total of 162,629 officials who were…
Zambia ex-air force chief convicted
LUSAKA — A Zambian court yesterday convicted the country’s former air force commander Andrew Sakala of corruption, opening the door to a possible 15-year jail term. Lieutenant-General Sakala was found…
13 ‘bandits’ die in armed clashes in Bangladesh
DHAKA — At least 13 suspected bandits were killed in fire-fights with police in Bangladesh, police said yesterday. Five policemen were injured in the armed encounters on Sunday, district police…