Africa

Breaking: AfDB approves $288.5m for Nigeria’s COVID-19 response programme

THE Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Friday approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle…

June 7, 2020

Twenty-six killed in central Mali

Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence…

June 6, 2020

Schools to reopen in September- Uhuru

The Education ministry has been directed to prepare for reopening of schools beginning September subsequently hinting on the postponement of…

June 6, 2020

Protest against ‘racism and discrimination’ at top SA boys school

Grade 12 pupils at one of the country’s top private boys' schools, Diocesan College in Cape Town, better known as…

June 6, 2020

Sports: Minister Mthethwa concerned by rate of transformation in SA sport

Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa is concerned over the lack of urgency in the transformation of South African sport. In a…

June 6, 2020

Business: Global Pandemic makes African countries go 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 6, 2020

News: How we killed, buried 55-yr-old widow in septic tank in Abuja — Brothers

It took a little while, but karma caught up with 38-year-old Johnson Emmanuel who allegedly killed and buried a 55-year…

June 6, 2020

Coronavirus cases nears 180K in Africa

Confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 180,000 mark Saturday in Africa, according to a tracker. Data from Worldometer recorded 4,942 deaths…

June 6, 2020

Outrage over reported death of Cameroonian journalist Wazizi

Journalists in Cameroon have taken to the streets of Buea in the South west region to protest and demand an…

June 5, 2020

Sahel armies accused of human rights violations

Soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger engaged in the fight against jihadists in the central Sahel have been accused…

June 5, 2020

AfDB Launches Independent Investigation into its President

The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Thursday evening, the launch of an independent investigation into allegations of prevarication against its…

June 5, 2020

Parliamentary committee concerned about the maintenance of Nyayo Stadium

The Parliamentary Sports Committee is concerned with the future maintenance and destruction threat posed by hooliganism at Nyayo Stadium even…

June 5, 2020

Sports: NSL side Vihiga United geared for playoff

Vihiga United captain Patrick Okullo has set a return to the top flight as the team's irreducible minimum when they…

June 5, 2020

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…

June 5, 2020

Nigeria: FG seeks NASS approval for $1.2bn agric loan

The Federal Government has written the National Assembly, seeking its approval for $1.2 billion agricultural loan from Brazil and Deutsche…

June 5, 2020

AfDB trying to rescue low-income countries

The African Development Bank wants to support low-income countries, terribly weakened by the coronavirus pandemic that continues to devastate the…

June 5, 2020

Deon Hotto makes coach Pitso Mosimane of Mamelodi Sundowns wishlist

In what has been a busy week of player contract extensions at Mamelodi Sundowns, the Siya crew can now reveal…

June 4, 2020

News: ”Black Lives Matter” protest hits South Africa

Supporters of the ‘‘Black Lives Matter’‘ movement gathered outside the South African parliament in Cape Town Wednesday. Protesters expressed solidarity…

June 4, 2020

Tunisia plans to resume commercial flights late June

Tunisia moves to resume commercial flights as it plans to reopen its airspace, land and sea borders on June 27,…

June 4, 2020

Restrictive measures leave Northern Senegalese herders stranded

Herders in Northern Senegal can no longer move their livestock. They are thousands of semi-nomadic Fulani stuck in the Louga…

June 4, 2020

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