With women killed at alarming rates in Kenya, is the government doing enough to end gender-based violence?
Africa, which contributes just 4 percent of global CO2 emissions, will suffer the most from climate change.
In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Recent cases of Marburg disease have also been reported in Cameroon and Tanzania, according to the WHO.
Three of the eight confirmed cases are receiving treatment even as 161 contacts are being monitored, according to WHO.
The country officially declared its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease on Monday.
Nine deaths from the disease linked to a funeral ceremony in Equatorial Guinea’s Kie-Ntem province bordering Cameroon.
Cameroonian authorities said restrictions were imposed due to ‘high risk of importation’ of the unidentified illness.
Julio Obama Mefuman was serving a 60-year jail term after being taken from South Sudan in a suspected kidnapping.
Eighty-year-old President Obiang, the world’s longest-ruling head of state, is seeking to extend his 43 years in office.
Obiang, the world’s longest-standing president, wants to extend 43-year rule in the oil-rich Central African nation.
Authorities have stepped up arrests of dissidents ahead of next month’s elections.
Vice president lauds ‘unique’ moment for Equatorial Guinea, where the last execution occurred in 2014.
Djamel Belmadi’s title-defending side is in trouble after a surprise defeat at the Africa Cup of Nations.
