Headlines- Early on Thursday, 73 students were injured and at least 16 students killed at a girls' boarding school in central Kenya.
- The vital Strait of Hormuz, according to US President Donald Trump, "must be open to everyone" and "no one can control it."
- A major portions of southern Lebanon has been declared a "combat zone" by the Israeli military.
- Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that American bombings in the country's southern Hormozgan region broke the ceasefire.
- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health claims that Israeli attacks in Lebanon on Tuesday left at least 31 persons dead and 40 injured.
- Due to the Ebola outbreak, Ugandan authorities announced on Wednesday that the country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been closed.
Tag: Johannesburg
New Holocaust and Genocide Exhibit Opens...
Twenty-five years have passed since Rwanda’s horrific genocide, but for survivor Sylvestre Sendacyeye, the memories remain fresh. He was one of several survivors of genocides — stretching as far back as the mass slaughter of Jews during World War II — on hand to commemorate the opening of a new, permanent exhibition at the Holocaust and Genocide Center in Johannesburg
Islamic Banking Grows in Africa Amid...
Islamic-style banking is on the rise worldwide, showing especially strong growth in Africa recently, according to the rating agency Moody’s
These Are The Top 5 Busiest...
Nairobi is not only a vivacious east African metropolis but is also a key driving force of development in the continent
In South Africa, HIV’s Patients Survive...
South Africa has the world’s largest antiretroviral therapy program with over 4 million people receiving treatment. But the ARV drug therapy, regarded by many as a panacea for HIV, is complicated and comes with its a number of side effects
In Johannesburg, Residents Can Help Fight...
Global Citizen encourages people to take action on their platform by awarding points for applying pressure on world leaders to make commitments around the issues associated with extreme poverty.
African Filmmaker Tells Tales of South...
The story of three people who journey from their rural homes in South Africa to Johannesburg