Image copyright Anti-Slavery International Warning: This article contains an image which readers may find distressing. The black-and-white photograph shows a man, perched on the edge of a wooden deck, looking down at two objects. At first, you can’t take in what they are. In the background are palm trees. Two other men stare grimly at […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Henry Rotich has been the finance minister throughout Uhuru Kenyatta’s presidency Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich has pleaded not guilty in court to charges of corruption, after spending the night in police custody. He is accused of flouting procurement procedures in awarding a contract worth more than $450m (£405m) for […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Police markings on the road where the bullets had been fired An Eritrean man was wounded in the stomach in a drive-by shooting in central Germany in what police have condemned as a xenophobic attack. The gunman targeted his victim “completely at random and purely because of the colour skin,” […]
Media captionThe haul was Singapore’s largest ivory seizure to date Singapore authorities have seized 8.8 tonnes (8,800kg) of elephant ivory, its largest ever seizure to date. Authorities estimate that the tusks, valued at $12.9m (£10.4m), have come from nearly 300 African elephants. Some 11.9 tonnes of pangolin scales valued at $35.7m were also seized. It […]
Image copyright Getty Images Modest and quietly spoken but with a penchant for the nattiest threads this side of the Tana River, JS Ondara has, in the space of several years, moved to America, taught himself how to play guitar, released an album with Decca Records and supported rock royalty on a US tour. “It’s […]
Wheelchair basketball player Abdi Jama: I’m lucky to be alive
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption South Korean F-15K jets were sent to intercept the Russian plane South Korea fired warning shots at a Russian A-50 military aircraft that entered its airspace on Tuesday, its Ministry of Defence said. Officials said the plane violated the airspace over the Dokdo/Takeshima islands, which are occupied by Seoul […]
Image copyright Gallo Images Image caption Critics of Ms Mkhwebane say she has become a participant in a fight-back by allies of ex-President Jacob Zuma South Africa’s highest court has ruled that a top state official charged with investigating corruption lied under oath and acted in bad faith. It upheld a court ruling from last […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been accused of lying under oath and acting in bad faith South Africa’s corruption watchdog is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just three years into the job, there have already been two attempts to remove Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office. She has faced public scrutiny, […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Oly Ilunga a breach of ethics and interference in his resignation letter The health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resigned in protest at the handling of the Ebola outbreak in the east of the country. In his resignation letter, Oly Ilunga condemned a decision by President […]
