January 25, 2019 Ebola virus found in bat in West Africa for the first time, scientists say The Ebola virus has been found in a bat in Liberia, the country’s government and scientists with Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health announced this week.
January 22, 2019 Egyptian TV host sentenced to 1 year behind bars for interviewing gay guest An Egyptian television host has been sentenced to one year of hard labor in prison after interviewing a gay man on his privately-owned television channel in 2018
January 22, 2019 Zimbabwe leader warns ‘heads will roll’ after violent crackdown of protesters Zimbabwe’s president sent a warning to his security forces that “heads will roll” if the chaos and insubordination seen amid a week of economic crisis and brutal crackdown of protesters continued.
January 18, 2019 Zimbabwe shuts down internet amid violent crackdown Zimbabwe has imposed an internet shutdown as demonstrators protesting a steep fuel increase were attacked by security forces, according to reports Friday.
January 17, 2019 Brothers of American killed in Kenya hotel terror attack speak about his passion for helping others The brothers of the American killed in the deadly extremist attack on a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi this week spoke to ӣƵ about Jason Spindler, who worked with international companies to form business partnerships in Kenya that would boost local economies.
January 17, 2019 Canadian man found dead after being kidnapped in Burkina Faso A Canadian geologist was found dead after he was abducted Tuesday by a dozen gunmen at a mining site in Burkina Faso, officials said Thursday, making him the second Canadian to go missing in the African country.
January 17, 2019 Journalist who uncovered corruption in African soccer killed by gunmen after politician called for retribution An investigative journalist whose exposés on the deep-rooted corruption in African soccer led to the downfall of a member of the high-powered FIFA Council was shot dead Wednesday, months after a Ghana politician called for retribution against him.
January 16, 2019 American killed in Kenya hotel terror attack was 9/11 survivor who was ‘trying to make positive change,’ family says An American businessman who was killed when extremists launched an assault at an upscale hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday was a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and was “trying to make a positive change” in the country, his family said.
January 16, 2019 British SAS trooper stormed Kenya hotel during terror attack, helped rush survivors to safety
January 15, 2019 American among at least 15 dead in Kenya hotel terror attack An American citizen was one of at least 15 people killed Tuesday when militants from the Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab attacked an upscale hotel in Kenya's capital city, a State Department official told The Associated Press.