U.N. appeals for more troops, helicopters for Mali mission
(Reuters) – The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for more troops and helicopters needed so its peacekeeping mission in Mali can effectively stabilize the north...
Africa
The technology modernising Kenya’s matatus
Matatus – the ramshackle public minibuses seating between 14 and 24 people that zip along the streets of Kenya’s capital Nairobi – carry a third...
Nigerian shoppers warm to online retailers
Funsho Lawal beams as she strides towards the Jumia delivery van parked outside her house in Surulere, a Lagos neighbourhood. The delight on her face...