Category AFRICA

US visa ban adds to South Sudan’s growing woes

The Trump administration’s cancellation of all visas for South Sudanese citizens comes amid the threat of renewed war in the East African country. The Trump administration’s decision over the weekend to cancel visas for all South Sudanese passport holders has…

Who will care for babies with HIV abroad?

The consequences of mother-to-child transmission of the virus could be enormous, a new study suggests. But the US has fired experts working to solve the problem. The Trump administration has fired the few remaining health officials who oversaw care for…

UN helicopter attacked as South Sudan on brink

The plane came under fire while attempting to rescue wounded soldiers, the UN said. The attack came amid fears that a key power-sharing agreement was in danger of collapsing, threatening a full-scale civil war. Gunmen attacked a United Nations helicopter…

Table Mountain bushfire moves towards Cape Town

Firefighters battled the blaze on the slopes of the national park for days, and it spread overnight into Cape Town’s central business district. Firefighters in Cape Town were battling a bushfire that broke out in Table Mountain National Park and…

Kenya’s Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, Is Impeached

It’s the first impeachment under the country’s new Constitution, but some are now calling for a similar move against President William Ruto. Kenya’s Senate has voted to impeach the country’s deputy president, an unprecedented move that risks stirring a major…