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Libyan forces loyal to the Government of Tripoli are seeking to build on military momentum

Forces aligned with Libya’s internationally recognised government said they had advanced on Saturday on Tarhouna, a key support base for…

April 19, 2020

More Zimbabwean immigrants head for Plumtree in Botswana

Hundreds of Zimbabweans living in Botswana are heading to the Plumtree border, saying the Covid-19 crisis has left them on…

April 19, 2020

Uganda: 11 houses burnt down in Kagadi, security intervenes

In unknown circumstances at least 11 houses in Kanyamiyaga village, Mpeefu sub-county in Kagadi district were burnt to ashes. Due…

April 18, 2020

18 dead in enforcement of Nigeria COVID-19 lockdown – report

Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday claimed in a report that security operatives killed 18 civilians during enforcement of…

April 17, 2020

World Bank predicts sub-Saharan Africa recession in 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to go into recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is according to a…

April 17, 2020

IMF debt relief for 19 African countries

Six months of debt relief has been granted to 25 countries considered the poorest in the world by the International…

April 17, 2020

Tiger Brands closes Albany bakery in Durban after workers test positive for Covid-19

Food manufacturing giant Tiger Brands has temporarily closed its Durban bakery after its staff tested positive Covid-19. In a statement…

April 16, 2020

Egyptian security raid on militant cell in East Cairo kills 7

Egyptian security forces on Tuesday killed seven suspected militants in a shootout in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said, amid tight…

April 15, 2020

Nigeria:President Buhari extends lockdown by 14 days

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the initial 14-day lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, by another 14 days. Buhari…

April 14, 2020

Coronavirus free Lesotho rolls out socio-economic interventions

Lesotho has yet to record a case of COVID-19 as of April 13, one of two countries to escape the…

April 13, 2020

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