An audit released by Sierra Leone 39;s finance ministry has accused the administration of former president Ernest Bai Koroma of siphoning off more than $1 billion, officials said Tuesday. Finance Minister Jacob Jusu Saffa vowed to recover all stolen monies to provide basic amenities for our people after the audit found the hole in public ...

The Supreme Court in Comoros on Tuesday confirmed Azali Assoumani as the winner of the disputed presidential election held last week in the volatile Indian Ocean archipelago. Azali was declared the winner with 59 percent of the votes, well ahead of his rivals Mahamoudou Ahamada who scored 15,7 percent and Mouigni Baraka Said Soilihi, who wa ...

The late UN chief Kofi Anan 39;s Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria says looters are defrauding the organisation of its meagre resources. According to a new audit report by the Geneva-based financier, which has raised more than $37 billion since its founding in 2002, fraudsters in seven African countries are damaging the f ...

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger last year because of wars and climate disasters, with Africa the worst-hit region, the UN said Tuesday. Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan and Syria were among the eight nations accounting for two-thirds of the total number of people worldwide expo ...

Beira, 1 April 2019 ndash; World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, took a first-hand look at response efforts to save lives and protect health for the people in Beira, the city hardest hit by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. ldquo;The next few weeks are crucial and speed is of the ...

More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced acute hunger last year because of wars and climate disasters, with Africa the worst-hit region, the UN said Tuesday. Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan and Syria were among the eight nations accounting for two-thirds of the total number of people worldwide expo ...

Boeing must perform more work on its proposed fix to 737 MAX aircraft before it can be submitted for review, US officials said Monday, suggesting the planes could stay grounded a while longer. Additional work is needed to ensure that Boeing has identified and appropriately addressed all pertinent issues, a Federal Aviation Administration ...

A solution to the decades-old conflict over Western Sahara is possible, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday in a report that takes stock of two rounds of exploratory talks. Guterres told the Security Council a settlement would require strong political will, not just from the parties and neighbouring states, but also from the ...