A number of Kenyan nurses have missed jobs in the UK after failing International English Language Testing System tests. Recently, jobless Kenyan nurses and other health workers got an opportunity to work in the UK. This was part of a new scheme requested by Kenya this year. The unemployed health workers were meant to serve in the UK’s National Health ...
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South African Policewoman Killed Six Relatives For Insurance Payouts
The South African policewoman worked with a hitman to murder her boyfriend and five relatives in a blood-curding scheme. According to reports, she did this to pocket insurance claims as ruled on Friday by a South African court. They revealed these gruesome details during the trial of Rosemary Ndlovu, 46. These details captivated a nation even though it is currently ...
Read More »Stability Still Eludes Libya 10 Years After Gaddafi’s Death
Ten years have gone by since Libyan rebels killed dictator Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Ever since then, the North African country is still struggling to emerge from the violence sparked by his overthrow. A year-long ceasefire and a UN-led peace process have hardly papered over deep divisions in the country. To top on that, analysts say the upcoming elections are ...
Read More »Somalia Rejects Reconfigured AMISOM, Mandate Change Proposal
Somalia has rejected a proposal from the African Union to turn its peacekeeping force in Mogadishu into a hybrid mission. This could set the stage for a battle for attention at the United Nations Security Council. The AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) recently endorsed the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom). The endorsement came to help Amisom transition smoothly ...
Read More »DR Congo Records Ebola Case Five Months After Last Outbreak
T he Democratic Republic of Congo has registered a case of Ebola five months after the country last experienced the outbreak. The government, in a statement, reported the case on Friday. “The case concerns a three-year-old boy who was hospitalized and died on October 6,” the health ministry said in a statement. He added that the case was in Beni, ...
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