Tag: East Africa
Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes, was named Thursday as this year’s winner...
Ethiopia sets June 21 as new date for its delayed elections
JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on June 21, the country’s national electoral board announced Thursday, a vote that determines who...
Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize
<p>Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes, was named Thursday as this year’s winner...
Ethiopia sets June 21 as new date for its delayed elections
<p>JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on June 21, the country’s national electoral board announced Thursday, a vote that determines who...
Kenya’s president names country’s first female chief justice
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome as the East African country's first woman chief justice...
Seven Kenyan soldiers killed in jihadi ambush in Lamu county
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan police official says that seven soldiers have been killed and one is missing in Lamu county after a bomb...
Kenya’s president names country’s first female chief justice
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome as the East African country's first woman chief justice...
Seven Kenyan soldiers killed in jihadi ambush in Lamu county
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan police official says that seven soldiers have been killed and one is missing in Lamu county after a bomb...
Mercenary group denies charge of racism in north Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG — In the wake of the days-long attack by Islamic extremist rebels on the northern Mozambican city of Palma at the end of...
Mercenary group denies charge of racism in north Mozambique
<p>JOHANNESBURG — In the wake of the days-long attack by Islamic extremist rebels on the northern Mozambican city of Palma at the end of...