AFRICA

Nigerian troops killed in clashes with jihadists

7:18 pm October 20, 2019

Kano: At least four Nigerian soldiers and a militia fighter were killed in clashes with IS-aligned jihadists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, security sources told AFP Sunday. Fighting erupted late Saturday when troops ambushed a convoy of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) near Jakana village, 42 kilometres (26 miles) from the state capital […]

Centre rejects study which claims India is world's largest emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide

S Africa to increase coal-fired energy, sparking climate outcry

10:49 pm October 18, 2019

Johannesburg : South Africa’s government announced Friday that the country would increase its use of coal-fired energy, provoking outrage from climate groups. Africa’s biggest polluter and most industrialised nation was facing rolling blackouts — in part due to ageing coal plants — as the government released its energy blueprint for the next decade. Mineral Resources […]

PNB scam: Choksi's plea for ED probe in Antigua rejected

Declare Choksi proclaimed offender, CBI to Mumbai court

8:49 pm October 10, 2019

Mumbai: The CBI on Thursday requested a court here to declare Mehul Choksi, the prime accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, a proclaimed offender, saying he has failed to respond to a non-bailable warrant. In an application before special judge for CBI cases V C Barde, the agency said Choksi left the country […]

Zuma’s son says not corrupt, but victim of S.African political ‘storm’

8:20 pm October 8, 2019

Johannesburg: The son of South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma, accused by witnesses of acting as a conduit in a major web of state graft, said on Tuesday he was not corrupt, but was caught up in political crossfire. Duduzane Zuma, 35, was testifying before a judicial inquiry probing allegations that his father organised a systematic […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Eight killed, 18 wounded in Rwanda attack

10:58 pm October 5, 2019

Kigali (Rwanda): Unidentified gunmen killed eight people and injured 18 during an overnight attack in northern Rwanda near the border with DR Congo, police said Saturday. The attack took place in Musanze district which attracts tourists because of its Volcanoes National Park and its mountain gorillas, they said. The area has repeatedly been targeted by […]