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: Why Uganda is opposed to Naivasha cargo…
Reports that Kenya has suspended a recent order that all transit cargo be transported using the Standard Gauge Railway to the Naivasha Inland Container Depot has offered temporary relief to investors in the logistics sector.…
Breaking: Forced retirement of Malawi’s chief justice before…
Attempts by the Malawi government to remove the country’s chief justice days before presidential elections have been blocked following protests from law and civil society groups. On Friday, the government announced that Chief Justice Andrew…
Breaking: No place in Libya for war criminals:…
Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said Sunday there is no place in Libya for war criminals who are trying to take control of the administration with the power of weapons. Bashagha took to Twitter and said…
Breaking: Botswana capital on lockdown as Covid-19 cases…
Botswana's capital city Gaborone was placed on a total lockdown on Friday following an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. Health officials announced in a public address on Friday evening that the city will…
Morocco zoned as virus restrictions are eased
The Moroccan government has eased restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Saad Dine El Othmani briefed parliament on Wednesday. He stated that restrictions in major cities will, however, be maintained. In accordance…
Breaking: Tunisian Government Endorses Amendment of Penal Code’s…
The Tunisian cabinet has endorsed a bill for amending Chapter 96 of the country’s penal code, which was responsible for convicting thousands of public sector employees in a number of corruption cases related to the…
Breaking: Buhari Expresses Shock as Death Toll in…
Omololu Ogunmade, Kingsley Nwezeh, Udora Orizu in Abuja, Micheal Olugbode in Maiduguri and Francis Sardauna in Katsina. President Muhammadu Buhari wednesday expressed shock over Tuesday’s deadly terror attack on a village in Borno State, whose…
Breaking: Burundi President Nkurunziza dies of heart attack
The government of Burundi has announced the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. According to a statement on Twitter Mr Nkurunziza died today after suffering a heart attack. He was aged 55. “The government of…
Breaking: Johannesburg mayor Makhubo forced into Covid-19 isolation…
Joburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo has been forced to go into isolation after a staff member in his office tested positive for Covid-19. Makhubo's spokesperson Mlimandlela Ndamase said the private office of the mayor recorded its…
Breaking: Government approves new ambassador to Egypt
The government on Sunday approved the appointment of Amira Oron as Israeli ambassador to Egypt and the appointment of Bat-Eden Kate as Israeli ambassador to Turkmenistan. Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said, "I welcome the appointment…
Breaking: AfDB approves $288.5m for Nigeria’s COVID-19 response…
THE Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Friday approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan will also help the Nigerian government mitigate the impact of…
Breaking: Affordable housing allocation next month in Kenya
The government will start allocating 1,370 afforadable housing units next month. State Department of Housing and Urban Panning PS Charles Hinga told the Star the policy and criteria for allocation will be published next week.…
Breaking: No silent Environment Day
As a result of the Covid-19 outbreak world over, a number of events falling within the affected dates have perhaps been celebrated differently or slip with the wind as shutdown to tame the spread of…
Breaking: Interpol grants EFCC access to intelligence database
The International Police on Wednesday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission access to its global intelligence database. With this development, the commission now has direct access to 18 databases through which information about criminal…
Breaking: Zimbabwe tightens lockdown as virus cases spike
Zimbabwe has tightened restrictions in a bid to curtail spread of the coronavirus as cases spike. On Tuesday, security forces cleared Harare’s city centre as they turned back commuters and motorists. “They are searching the…
BREAKING: Buhari finally reopens churches, mosques
The Nigerian Government has finally lifted the ban on religious gathering across the country. The ban on religious gatherings had lasted for two months, a move taken to check the spread of Coronavirus. However, at…
Breaking: President Buhari loses nephew
Alhaji Ibrahim Dauda, the nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, is dead. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement, said Duada died in Daura,…
Breaking: Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 160
Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise as 9 returnees from South Africa and Botswana and 2 locals tested positive for the virus on Friday bringing to 160 the total number of confirmed cases. In its…
