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Why UK-Based North Korean Diplomat Defected to South Korea

The second highest ranking official at North Korea’s embassy in London has defected to South Korea, according to the South Korean Unification Ministry. Thae Yong Ho has arrived with his.

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Al-Shabab Is Now a “Transnational” Organization- IGAD

The militant group al-Shabab, once a threat primarily in Somalia, has grown and expanded its aspirations, operations and aims, and is preparing to wage a long war in East Africa,.

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Zambia’s Reputation as Stable Haven Tested After Contentious Poll

Anita Powell These are worrying times in Zambia, a southern African nation that takes pride in its peaceful, democratic history. After the president won re-election by what seems like an.

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International Forum On African Leadership

Background and Introduction African Leadership magazine is putting together this forum, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, as a global platform for showcasing the continent’s contributions to.

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Ivorian Children Join Digital Revolution

By Emilie Iob Lined up along the wall of what used to be a living room, a dozen children — some as young as 10 — are focused on their.

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Africa Can Win as Post-Brexit UK Builds New Trading Relationships

      By Martin Roche (Contributor)   As the world now knows, after more than 40 years of membership the UK is to quit the European Union. Britain’s future.

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South Africa: Curro First-Half Profit Jumps 51% on Acquisitions and Demand

South Africa’s biggest private education firm Curro Holdings reported a 51 percent surge in half-year profit on Tuesday, helped by acquisitions and growing demand for private education. Headline earnings, the.

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Donald Trump Plots Strategy on ISIS- And Campaign Revival

By Stephen Collinson Donald Trump didn’t just stake out a strategy for waging an “extreme” and “vicious” campaign against ISIS on Monday. He also articulated one for reviving his flailing.

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Zambia President Lungu Re-Elected in Close Vote

Zambia’s president has been re-elected in a closely contested vote that the opposition claims was rigged. The electoral commission said incumbent Edgar Lungu, of the ruling Patriotic Front won more.

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Zimbabwe to Fight Elephant Poaching with Drones

Zimbabwe plans to deploy aerial drones in its biggest wildlife sanctuary in the west to combat poaching of elephants, a parks official said on Monday, as the country aims to.

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