News Briefs

25 Oct Kenyan women march for peace – http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-41513711 Wearing white scarves, women have marched through Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, to call

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe To Slash Budget Deficit Despite Looming Elections Zimbabwe plans to cut its budget deficit by half next year

  Democratic Republic of Congo Congo Elections Won’t Be Held Before April 2019 Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Swaziland Swaziland seeks new markets as EU sugar quota ends Swaziland is searching for new regional markets for its sugar

Sudan Al Bashir extends helping hand to South Sudan Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has extended a helping hand to

Somalia Over 50 killed, thousands displaced in Somalia clashes Dozens have been killed, and over 55 000 ethnic Oromos have

Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo: Children’s access to education under threat from ongoing violence in Kasai region A large

  Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo: Government must deliver on pledge to end child mining labour by

Democratic Republic of Congo DRC temporarily bans import of key consumer goods Authorities have banned imports of several popular consumer

Democratic Republic of Congo UN: Another 38 probable mass graves found in DR Congo Another 38 probable mass graves have