As election nears, Nigeria recommends 50 percent minimum wage rise

By Reuters,

Nigeria’s government is recommending a 50 percent rise in the minimum wage weeks before a presidential election where the cost of living has become ...

Labour Minister Chris Ngige , minimum wage , Nigeria , President Muhammadu Buhari

Trump: US civil servants working without pay are ‘great patriots’

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday described hundreds of thousands of federal civil servants working without pay during the partial government shut...

Donald Trump , Government shutdown

Why Trump’s plan won’t end the government shutdown

By CNN,

It should be good news that both President Donald Trump's Republicans and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democrats plan to vote to reopen the government this ...

Trump's plan on government shutdown

‘Sitting ducks’: Volunteer describes rescue at 14 Riverside

By Reuters,

As the sun set on 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi, Serge Medic’s phone pinged with a message from his son: “Dad, are you OK?... Don’t do anything ...

Al Shabaab , dusitD2 , Riverside , Serge Medic

Trump says no amnesty for ‘Dreamers,’ signals support in broader deal

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump said on Sunday his proposed immigration deal to end a 30-day partial government shutdown would not lead to amnesty for “Dream...

Immigration , Trump

Bus bomb in Syria’s Afrin kills three: witnesses

By Reuters,

A bomb planted on a public bus in the northwest Syrian town of Afrin killed three civilians and wounded about 20, several witnesses told Reuters on Su...

On Day 28, no sign of end to U.S. partial government shutdown

By Reuters,

As the partial U.S. government shutdown hit the four-week mark on Friday, tensions mounted in Washington on either side of the standoff over President...

Trump blocks Pelosi trip as tensions mount over U.S. government shutdown

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democrats over a partial U.S. government shutdown escalated on Thursday with Trump denying House Speaker Nanc...

pelosi , Trump

Internet shutdowns aren’t just Africa’s problem. They’re happening worldwide

By CNN,

When Hong Kong police fired tear gas at peaceful pro-democracy protesters in 2014, the news moved swiftly through social media. Photos and videos o...

internet shutdowns , Zimbabwe

Ethiopia allows almost 1 million refugees to leave camps and work

By Reuters,

Ethiopia passed a law on Thursday giving almost 1 million refugees the right to work and live outside of camps, in a move praised for providing them w...

daadab , Ethiopia , kakuma , refugees

More women catch Ebola in Congo in ‘unexpected’ twist of gender roles

By Reuters,

About two-thirds of patients in Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak have been women, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, calling for more focu...

DRC , ebola , world health organization

Divers locate one body in flooded Indian mine after 35 days

By Reuters,

Indian navy divers found the body of one of 15 miners who went missing in a flooded coal mine in a remote corner of the country more than a month ago,...

Body in a flooded coal mine in India

One third of U.N. workers say sexually harassed in past two years

By Reuters,

One third of U.N. staff and contractors experienced sexual harassment in the past two years, according to a report released by the United Nations on T...

Search on for Brexit consensus after May’s crushing defeat

By Reuters,

Prime Minister Theresa May was trying to forge consensus in parliament on a Brexit divorce agreement on Wednesday after the crushing defeat of her own...

brexit , European union , Prime Minister Theresa May

We won’t budge on Kenya, foreign firms pledge after 14 Riverside attack

By Reuters,

International companies with regional headquarters in Kenya said a deadly militant attack at dusitD2 hotel inside the 14 Riverside office complex will...

Al Shabaab , dusitD2 , general electric , riverside attack

Workers still trapped at 14 Riverside after gunmen attack

By Reuters,

Grief-stricken families flocked to a morgue in Kenya early on Wednesday to identify the bodies of 15 people killed in a militant attack at 14 Riversid...

Al Shabaab , Dusit , riverside attack

German airport security staff begin one-day strike

By Reuters,

Security staff at eight German airports went on strike on Tuesday in an escalating pay dispute that means up to 220,000 passengers could be affected b...

airport , airport association , Dresden , Erfurt , germany , Leipzig , Munich , strike

15 people killed in Riverside attack: reuters

By Reuters,

Gunmen blasted their way into an office complex at 14 Riverside, Nairobi on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and sending workers diving under desks...

14 riverside attack , Al Shabaab

Strike by thousands of junior New Zealand doctors cripples hospitals

By Reuters,

Nearly 80 percent of junior doctors across New Zealand walked off the job at public hospitals on Tuesday after a breakdown in union talks with the gov...

doctors strike , New Zealand , Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Al Shabaab claim responsibility for 14 Riverside terror attack

By Agencies,

Al shabaab now claim they are behind the attack at 14 Riverside Drive, Nairobi on Tuesday. According to Al Jazeera, the militia group's military op...

Al Shabaab , riverside attack , westgate