Africa
Uganda hails China for medical aid in improving health care
Kampala, Oct 15 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The 20th batch of Chinese medical teams have arrived in Uganda on a tour of duty for the next one year aimed at boosting the east African country's health care.
Chinese envoy urges more efforts for peace in South Sudan
Juba, Oct 14 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan Hua Ning has called for more efforts for peace in South Sudan while commending the progress made by the parties to the Sept. 12, 2018 deal towards achieving unification of forces ahead of the formation of a transitional unity government in November.
Kenya: Police chief says roadside bomb kills 11 officers
Nairobi, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — Kenya's police chief says a roadside bomb has killed 11 officers on the country's southern border with Somalia.
9 members of same family killed in attack in Egypt's Sinai
El-Arish, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — A shell hit a truck carrying civilians in Egypt's restive northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing at least nine people of the same family, security officials and medics said.
Egypt court hands out 6 death sentences on terror charges
Cairo, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — An Egyptian court has sentenced six people to death on terror-related charges for carrying out a militant attack outside a hotel near the famed Giza Pyramids.
Journalist killed as Haiti braces for more violent protests
Port-Au-Prince, Oct 11 (AP/UNB)— Protesters burned tires and spilled oil on streets in parts of Haiti's capital on Friday as they renewed their call for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse just hours after a journalist was shot to death.
Thousands of Nigerian hunters prepare to chase Boko Haram
Maiduguri, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Thousands of Nigerian hunters, armed with charmed amulets and intimate knowledge of harsh terrain, are preparing an offensive against the Boko Haram extremists who have ravaged the northeast for a decade, calling it "high time" they help soldiers end the deadly insurgency.
Former South African president Zuma to face corruption trial
Pietermaritzberg, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma will face trial on corruption charges after a court on Friday dismissed his application to halt the case for good.
Gunmen attack school in northern Nigeria, kidnapping principal
Lagos, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/UNB) -- A group of unidentified gunmen attacked a secondary school in north Nigeria's Kaduna, abducting the principal of the school, a local security source told Xinhua on Thursday.
Unsustainable crop production methods deplete Ghana's virgin forests: research
Accra, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Unsustainable agricultural practices in Ghana have contributed to the depletion of the country's virgin forests, a group of researchers have found.