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…
Fresh violence in northern Mozambique forces thousands to…
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is boosting its response in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province where recent escalation of violence forced thousands to flee for their lives. At least 100,000 people are now displaced throughout the…
‘Lucky escape’: Two treated for minor injuries after…
Two people sustained minor injuries when a portion of the ceiling at the Somerset Mall collapsed on Thursday morning, the City of Cape Town's fire and rescue service has said. Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said they…
Lesotho First Lady Maesaiah Thabane charged with murdering…
The wife of the prime minister of Lesotho has been formally charged in court with murdering his previous wife. First Lady Maesaiah Thabane has not yet been asked to plead. She surrendered to police on…
Namibia court upholds president Geingob’s election victory
Namibia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the results of last year’s presidential election on Wednesday, saying the challengers failed to prove that the ruling party manipulated electronic voting machines. The ruling means President Hage Geingob…
Breaking: 2,000 Syrian fighters deployed to Libya to…
Two thousand Syrian fighters have travelled from Turkey or will arrive imminently to fight on the battlefields of Libya, Syrian sources in all three countries have said, in an unprecedented development that threatens to further…
Lesotho diplomats allegedly involved in reselling duty-free alcohol…
Cash-strapped Lesotho diplomats are allegedly reselling duty-free alcohol in South Africa and Lesotho, according to a report on Saturday. Lesotho's Consul General Majoro Mohapi told EWN that due to shortages in staff salaries, some had…
Deadly Al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Somali capital…
Operatives of Somali insurgent group Al-Shabaab attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu killing a number of occupants, a federal lawmaker confirmed on Twitter late Tuesday. MP Abdirizak Mohamed wrote on Twitter: “Report of Alshabab…
African Union orders Britain to end ‘colonial administration’…
Following a United Nations deadline for Britain to withdraw from th Chagos Islands, the African Union ordered Britain on Friday to end its “continued colonial administration” of the disputed Indian Ocean territory. The Chagos Islands…
West African nations to withdraw CFA reserves from…
Benin President Patrice Talon has announced that foreign reserves of the West African CFA – currency used by eight countries in the region – were to be withdrawn from France. In a wide ranging interview…
African Business Forum, Sochi: Putin writes off $20…
Close to 50 African leaders were expected to be in Russia’s Black Sea city of Sochi for the first ever Russia – Africa forum, the Kremlin announced weeks back. The forum expected to run between…
Ex-French president Jacques Chirac dies
Former French President Jacques Chirac has died at the age of 86, his son-in-law said on Thursday. Chirac was president of France from 1995-2007. Under his presidency, France entered into the single European currency and…
Uhuru to Attend Mugabe’s Burial on Sunday
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to attend former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's burial on Sunday. Mugabe died on Friday last week at the age of 95 while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital. His…
BREAKING: Ebola Now Curable After Trials of Drugs…
Ebola can no longer be called an incurable disease, scientists have said, after two of four drugs being trialled in the major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were found to have significantly…
BREAKING: DJ Arafat Reported Dead
Ivorian DJ and Musician, DJ Arafat has passed on according to BBC Afrique. He was a highly celebrated and accomplished Coupe Decale Artist. He won the Best Francophone Award at the 2015 MAMAs, and was…
BREAKING: Second Deadly US Mass Shooting in Less…
Nine people were killed when a shooter opened fire in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday. Responding officers also fatally shot the gunman, later identified by police as 24-year-old Connor Betts of Bellbrook, Ohio. Betts used an…
BREAKING: Ex-BBNaija Housemates, Teddy A and BamBam Announce…
Tope ‘Teddy A’ Adenibuyan and Bamike ‘BamBam’ Olawunmi, two former housemates of the 2018 season of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality television show, are now engaged!The duo took to their different Instagram pages to…
BREAKING: Tunisia President Beji Dies At 92
92-year-old Tunisia's President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died. Essebsi died at Tunisia's military hospital on Wednesday, according to a statement from the presidency. He had been hospitalised late last month and spent a week in…
AFCON Game of Thrones: Desert Foxes Defeat Terranga…
Algeria defeated Senegal with a slim scoreline of 1-0 to win the AFCON tournament in Egypt, as the Desert Foxes win the tournament after 29 years. It took just two minutes for Baghdad Bounedjah to…
