Africa

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…

June 24, 2020

South Africa urges creditors to back rescue plan

South Africa’s public enterprises ministry on Wednesday urged creditors to back a rescue plan for cash-strapped South African Airways (SAA).…

June 24, 2020

Malawi election commission appeals for calm as it tallies votes

Malawi’s electoral commission appealed for “peace and calm” on Wednesday as it counted ballots following a historic poll to re-elect…

June 24, 2020

Gambia denies plans to relax homosexuality laws

The Gambia said on Tuesday that it would neither decriminalise homosexuality nor review its laws, following weeks of controversy over…

June 24, 2020

Gabon MPs vote to decriminalise homosexuality

Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in…

June 24, 2020

Sports: Three TS Galaxy Players Test Positive For COVID-19

GladAfrica Championship outfit TS Galaxy have announced that three of their players have tested positive for Covid-19. After Kaizer Chiefs…

June 24, 2020

Health: South Africa to start first COVID-19 vaccine trial

South Africa announced Tuesday that it will begin its first clinical trial this week for a vaccine against the novel…

June 24, 2020

Somaliland lifts all COVID-19 restrictions

Somaliland, a self-declared state in Somalia, announced Tuesday that it has removed all COVID-19 restrictions, including those on movement, social…

June 24, 2020

Nigeria: FG submits school reopening proposal to National Assembly

The Federal Ministry of Education has presented to the National Assembly a detailed proposal on its plan to reopen schools…

June 24, 2020

Davido and Chioma are still together – Davido’s brother Adewale reveals

HKN boss, Adewale Adeleke has revealed that his brother, singer Davido and his fiancee Chef Chioma are still together. This…

June 24, 2020

You are not gods: Uganda’s president asks WHO to be modest

Uganda’s president on Monday expressed his frustration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying they are not gods and should…

June 23, 2020

Ivory Coast nabs terrorist leader after deadly border post raid

Ivorian authorities on Monday announced the capture of a terrorist leader who led a deadly attack on a military post…

June 23, 2020

Business: Sasol’s troubled Lake Charles project now operating at 86% capacity

Sasol's delayed multibillion dollar Lake Charles project in the US is now operating at 86% of its total capacity. The…

June 23, 2020

Malawians vote in crucial presidential poll rerun despite virus

Voters in Malawi have already started casting their ballots today in crucial presidential election rerun pitting incumbent Peter Mutharika and…

June 23, 2020

Breaking: Rwanda pioneers global initiative to connect schools to the internet

Rwanda has been selected to lead the Giga initiative of connecting every school in Africa by 2030. The initiative was…

June 23, 2020

Nigeria: Oby Ezekwesili loses mother

A former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria in the 2019 election and ex-Minister of Education, Obiageli…

June 23, 2020

COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass 100,000

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa breached the 100,000 mark Monday after 4,288 new cases were reported,…

June 23, 2020

Sports: CAF Confed Cup, Champions League

A glimmer of hope for CAF inter-club competitions. The Champions League and the CAF Confederations could resume in September. But…

June 23, 2020

Rema chooses Burna Boy over Wizkid and Naira Marley, gives reason

Fast rising Nigerian singer and 2020 BET Award nominee, Divine Ikubor alias Rema has said he prefers Burna Boy to…

June 23, 2020

A year on: Ethiopia remembers ex-army chief, 2019 ‘coup’ victims

Ethiopia remembered former army chief Seare Mekonnen on Monday, on the first anniversary of his assassination in 2019 via a…

June 22, 2020

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