The Kremlin said on Friday it was not helping Libyan military forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar push westward and that it supported a negotiated political settlement to Libya’s problems that ruled out any new bloodshed. The Kremlin was commenting after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was flying to eastern Libya to meet Haftar, whose forces a day… Read More

The United Nations asked donors on Friday for an extra $60 million to help Zimbabwe recover from a cyclone that tore through eastern regions last month. The storm flooded swathes of land, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis caused by an earlier drought. It killed at least 268 in the southern African country and hundreds more in neighbouring Mozambique and Malawi. “The… Read More

Indonesia will send two investigators to Ethiopia to assist in a probe and exchange data on two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 MAX jets since October, the head of the country’s air safety agency told Reuters on Friday. Boeing’s top-selling airplane has been grounded worldwide since a March 10 disaster in Ethiopia killed 157 people, five months after a Lion… Read More

President Emmanuel Macron has appointed researchers to carry out a two-year investigation into the role of the French army in the Rwandan genocide that is still a source of tension between Paris and Kigali 25 years later. The nine-member commission will have access to presidential, diplomatic, military and intelligence archives, the French presidency said on Friday, after Macron met members… Read More

Botswana’s ruling party on Friday nominated President Mokgweetsi Masisi as its candidate for October’s general elections after his rival quit the race at the 11th hour. It was the first time in the history of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has ruled the country since independence more than half a century ago, that the presidential incumbent faced a challenger.… Read More

Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed has been described as a reformist, credited with turning around the political, business and diplomatic climate in less than 12 months since he took office last year in April. Abiy’s decision to pursue reconciliation with Ethiopia’s neighbour Eritrea, has paid dividends, triggering a wave of diplomatic breakthroughs in the Horn of Africa region. The peace… Read More

The Brexit stalemate continues…After years of partisan battling, Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn are embarking on an 11th hour effort on Britain’s exit from the EU. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s self proclaimed leader Juan Guaido faces prosecution and possible arrest for supposedly violating the constitution. Also, Brussels is calling for tougher measures to protect the rule of law… Read More

Botswana’s ruling party will this weekend select its candidate for the October presidential elections, choosing from two aspirants; President Mokgweetsi Masisi and ex-foreign minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, who is backed by Masisi’s predecessor and rival, Ian Khama. This will be the first time the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) which has ruled Botswana since independence more than half a century, sees a… Read More

Lab-grown meat, cultured from the stem cells of animals, is considered by many to be a sustainable and ethical solution to the demands of the meat industry. While it can be grown in small amounts – and at great expense – in laboratories, science is still trying to figure out how to produce enough meat to make it a viable… Read More