Justice Mandisa Maya

Justice Mandisa Maya has been appointed as the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal of the Republic of South Africa. The appointment which was announced on Friday by the Office of the President makes her the first woman to occupy the position.

The holy month of Ramadan will likely commence on Saturday, May 27th, 2017 Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday. Correspondingly, the last day of Ramadan is likely to be June 24, and Eid Al Fitr will be on June 25, subject to moon sighting. However, the moon was not sighted Thursday evening, the Saudi Arabia’s High Judicial Court announced that the moon was not sighted on Thursday evening, and will convene on Friday evening for moon sighting again.

Zimbabwe, which has not had power cuts for the past one and half years, might experience massive load shedding by May 31, if it fails to settle its power import bill with Mozambican and South African power utilities.

Unknown gunmen linked to the terror group Islamic State Friday morning attacked a bus carrying Egyptian Christians south of Cairo, killing at least 24 people and injuring 27 others.  According to officials of Egypt's health ministry, “...there are more than 20 dead and more than 20 wounded.”

President John Magufuli of Tanzania

President John Magufuli of Tanzania fired the mining minister and the chief of the state-run mineral audit agency on Wednesday, after receiving a report into determining whether mining companies were under-declaring the value of their exports.The president’s decision, announced in a speech, signals an escalation of tensions between the government and the industry, which has denied engaging in tax evasion.

Two fallen peacekeepers from Nigeria, Commodore Christopher Ademu Abu and Police Sgt. Mayehm Norbert, are among the 117 peacekeepers that would be honoured with the posthumous Dag Hammarskjöld medal. The Dag Hammarskjöld Medal is a posthumous award given by the UN to military personnel, police, or civilians who lose their lives while serving in a UN peacekeeping operation.