Germany’s SPD Skeptical About New Coalition Agreement

Leading members of Germany’s Social Democrats voiced scepticism yesterday over a preliminary coalition agreement reached with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, days after the hard-fought deal was hailed as a breakthrough.

CAPE TOWN: Massive Manhunt Underway To Arrest Serial Attacker

Police and private security guards launched a massive manhunt in the mountains above Kalk Bay in Cape Town on Saturday after at least three knife attacks on groups of hikers.

At least one woman was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to Gov. Ortom - ''You Lied''

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said he was shocked by media reports that quoted the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, as saying that he (Osinbajo) was warned ahead of the January 1 killings in Logo and Guma Local Government areas of the state.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,

SOUTH AFRICA: Minnie Dlamini Denies Public Fight With Husband..

Minnie Dlamini has slammed rumours that she and her hubby, Quinton Jones, have been experiencing trouble in paradise. 

This after Sunday Sun 

It’s Time To Negotiate Our Union, By Pst. Tunde Bakare

For today’s State of the Nation broadcast, I have chosen as a theme: “It is Time to Renegotiate our Union,” and for the texts of Scripture, please turn your Bible with me to Jeremiah 8:20–22 & 9:1–9.

Fellow Nigerians:

Happy 2018 once again.

Liberia's Ruling Party Expels President Johnson Sirleaf

Liberia's ruling Unity party just expelled outgoing president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, after accusing her of meddling in last year’s presidential elections in which its candidate suffered a bruising defeat.

Four other party officials were also expelled.

South Africa: Jacob Zuma's Political Future Unknown - New ANC Leader

The new leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said the question of whether President Jacob Zuma should step down would be addressed “as time goes on”.

There has been widespread speculation that Ramaphosa and his allies are lobbying ANC members to oust Zuma as head of state in the coming weeks,