Africa

Egypt encourages families to care for orphaned children

The Egyptian government is encouraging families to take care of abandoned children and raise them as their own, invoking the…

June 14, 2020

Botswana’s capital city Gaborone back on lockdown

Botswana’s capital city Gaborone has returned to a total lockdown following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The…

June 14, 2020

Breaking: No place in Libya for war criminals: Interior minister

Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said Sunday there is no place in Libya for war criminals who are trying to take…

June 14, 2020

Health: Ghana’s health minister diagnosed with coronavirus

Ghana's Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu tested positive of the coronavirus, according to local media Sunday. Kwaku Agyeman Manu is…

June 14, 2020

Tacha is my kind of woman’ – Nigerian-Malaysian actor, Abbey Abimbola, confesses

Nigerian Born Malaysian-based actor, director and stuntman, Abbey Abimbola, popularly known as Crackydon has confessed his love for the controversial…

June 14, 2020

Algeria: Government lifts coronavirus curfew in 19 provinces

Algeria announced Sunday that it lifted a curfew in 19 provinces in the battle against the coronavirus. It said a…

June 14, 2020

Africa’s coronavirus cases exceed 235,000

Africa's coronavirus cases rose to 235,695 as 8,096 new cases were reported across the continent Sunday. The death toll stands…

June 14, 2020

Djibouti president confirms Somalia – Somaliland meeting, Abiy invited

Djibouti president Ismail Omar Guelleh has confirmed the meeting between Somalia and Somaliland leaders. According to him, the two leaders…

June 13, 2020

NEWS: Burundi’s incoming president signs Nkurunziza condolence book

Burundi’s president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye today visited the presidency where he signed a book of condolence opened for the late president…

June 13, 2020

Al-Shabab sets up COVID-19 facility in southern Somalia

The al-Qaeda-linked extremist group in Somalia has unveiled a COVID-19 isolation and care facility, a sign that the group is…

June 13, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: Gaborone hospital, bank closed over exposure

Botswana remains one of Africa’s least impacted countries, one of a handful with less than 100 cases of COVID-19. Government…

June 13, 2020

Nigeria: Police Kill 7 Suspected Armed Robbers

The Police in Makurdi have killed seven notorious armed criminals on the Makurdi -Lafia Road. The incident occurred yesterday when…

June 13, 2020

Burundi’s president-elect to take office soon following death of former president

Burundi's Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that the country's newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye be rapidly sworn in following the…

June 13, 2020

Breaking: Botswana capital on lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge

Botswana's capital city Gaborone was placed on a total lockdown on Friday following an increase in the number of Covid-19…

June 13, 2020

Business: As lockdown fuels food shortages, Africa goes online for groceries

In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo’s open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages…

June 12, 2020

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…

June 12, 2020

Works of Congolese, Egyptian directors feature at Cannes 2020

There will be no African film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival according to organizers. In the midst of the…

June 12, 2020

Terrorist attack in northern Ivory Coast kills 10 soldiers – govt

Gunmen have attacked a security post in northern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 10…

June 12, 2020

Ethiopia govt exploiting pandemic to stay on ‘indefinitely’ – Jawar

The Ethiopian government is using COVID-19 as a pretext to technically extend “its term of office indefinitely,” this is the…

June 12, 2020

NEWS: 39.4m people may lose jobs to COVID-19, Osinbajo panel warns

From the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo-led Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan came warning that about 39.4 million people might be…

June 12, 2020

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