Africa's health watchdog has warned that the smallpox epidemic is still not under control, andappealed for resources to prevent a pandemic ‘more serious’ than COVID-19.‘The situation is not yet under control, but the general trend…
Breaking: Man kills own four-year old son in…
A 35-year-old man, Mr Christian Alisigwe from Ihite Azia, Ihiala local government area of Anambra State has killed his four-year-old son. KnowAfrika gathered that he butchered him with a cutlass. Police authorities, who are working…
Amadou Gon gone: Ivory Coast Prime Minister dead…
The Ivorian government has confirmed the death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. He died at the age of 61 in the capital Abidjan. Multiple news sites including Jeune Afrique reported the death late Wednesday…
Breaking: HRW denounces extrajudicial executions in Burkina Faso
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced recent extrajudicial executions of 180 people in Djibo, northern Burkina Faso. In a Wednesday report based on testimonies from local residents, the human rights organization said “mass graves containing…
Central African Republic suffers revenue losses due to…
The Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest nations, is struggling with the impact of the coronavirus on its economy. The country now has more than 4,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 52 deaths, according…
Breaking: Mali president meets protest leader first time…
The Mali presidency posted a video on Twitter earlier Sunday of the meeting between President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Mahmoud Dicko, the leading figure of the protest, in the capital Bamako on Saturday. It was…
Breaking: Tunisia hopes to identify deceased migrants
It is a herculean task, but authorities in Tunisia hope to identify the bodies of thousands of deceased migrants who have disappeared on the perilous journey to Europe by sea. The recent recovery of 61…
Senegal bans EU nationals after being blacklisted
Senegal announced Friday it will not re-open its airspace to EU travelers after the bloc did not include it on a list of “safe” states due to the coronavirus, according media reports. The EU issued…
Breaking: Normalcy returning to Ethiopia capital, AU speaks,…
Four days since the murder of famed Oromo entertainer Hachalu Hundessa, normalcy is returning to the Ethiopian capital after last few days of deadly protests, bomb blasts and deployment of the army to curb rising…
Nigeria: Imo teachers begin seven-day fasting, prayers over…
Members of the Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commenced seven-day fasting and prayers in the 647 autonomous communities over non-payment of their three-month salary arrears. The union gave the…
Breaking: Face mask violators arrested in Osun, shown…
The Osun State Government on Tuesday went a step further in its attempts at enforcing the use of face mask by residents, when scores of violators were arrested in Osogbo and shown videos of isolation…
Breaking: Four arrested for smuggling cigarettes worth over…
Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly smuggling illicit cigarettes worth over R1m into SA, police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Brig Motlafela Mojapelo said the K9 unit, soldiers and custom officials arrested the suspects…
Breaking: Women occupy 30% of Burundi’s new cabinet
Women make up over thirty percent of Burundi’s new cabinet according to a government release issued over the weekend. President Evariste Ndayishimiye in a decree nominated a sixteen-member cabinet to help run government business. The…
Tanzania miner pockets $3.4m for two gemstones
A small-scale miner in Tanzania has become an overnight millionaire after unearthing two of the biggest rough tanzanite gemstones ever found. Tanzania’s government bought the book-sized stones weighing 20 pounds (9 kg) and 11 pounds…
Breaking: Gambia’s justice minister resigns
Gambia’s renowned justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou, who established a probe to investigate abuses under the country’s ex-dictator and spearheaded the international defence of Myanmar’s Rohingya, has resigned, the government said Thursday. The West African state…
Ex-Algerian prime minister jailed 12 years for corruption
An Algerian criminal court sentenced a former prime minister and energy minister to prison on corruption charges, in the latest crackdown on former officials in an OPEC nation struggling to allay youth discontent with the…
Breaking: Rwanda pioneers global initiative to connect schools…
Rwanda has been selected to lead the Giga initiative of connecting every school in Africa by 2030. The initiative was launched in 2019 by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Telecommunication Union…
Breaking: Ethiopia rejects UN Security Council role in…
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Gedu Andargachew has rejected Egypt’s call to refer the dispute over Addis Ababa’s construction of the giant Nile dam to the United Nations Security Council. The $4.6 billion project, on the Blue…
WHO restates harsh impact of COVID-19 on African…
The World Health Organization earlier this week (June 17) reiterated concerns over the rate at which covid-19 exposes women in Africa “to a higher risk of abuse and gender-based violence.” This comes after hundreds of…
