Africa

Mozambique soldiers killed another 50 jihadists this week -government

Mozambique's army said it has killed 50 suspected jihadists in the northern Cabo Delgado province after another spate of insurgent…

May 15, 2020

Limpopo farmer fights municipality for compensation

An 85-year-old farmer has accused a Limpopo local municipality of refusing to compensate him for fire damages after municipal workers…

May 15, 2020

Burkina Faso: Army kills 20 terrorists close to border

Security forces in Burkina Faso killed 20 terrorists in a clash near the border with Niger, the army said Wednesday.…

May 14, 2020

Egypt presses on with new capital in the desert

While Egypt’s economy has stumbled due to the coronavirus outbreak, construction at a new capital taking shape east of Cairo…

May 14, 2020

UN agency plans economic readjustment in Africa after Covid-19

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) looks forward to the day after Covid-19 and forsees the reorientation of…

May 12, 2020

South Africa reports resurgence of African swine fever

South Africa has detected cases of African Swine Fever in the Eastern Cape Province. The presence of the disease in…

May 12, 2020

Seven dead, three injured on Kisumu-Busia road

Seven people including a child died on the spot on Monday in a road accident involving a lorry ferrying sugarcane…

May 12, 2020

S. Africa deports 900 undocumented migrants

More than 900 undocumented migrants from Southern African countries were deported to their original nations last week, said a South…

May 12, 2020

IED attack kills three Chadian peacekeepers in Mali

The United Nations said three peacekeepers from Chad were killed and four others seriously injured Sunday in attacks against a…

May 11, 2020

Falling fuel price could push inflation to 17-year low – BNP Paribas

Falling fuel prices and collapsing demand are likely to outweigh the effects of a weaker rand, and could push consumer…

May 11, 2020

Zimbabwe Records ZERO New COVID-19 Cases On 10 May 2020

The Ministry of Health and Child Care didi not a single COVID-19 positive case on all 270 rapid screening tests…

May 11, 2020

Breaking: President says one person infected 533 with coronavirus at Ghana fish factory

A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana's Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility…

May 11, 2020

Attacks on aid workers spike in C.African Republic

A UN humanitarian affairs body in the Central African Republic has condemned increasing attacks on civilians and humanitarian organizations in…

May 10, 2020

Ethiopia admits shooting down Kenyan plane

Ethiopia has admitted that they shot down on Monday a Kenyan plane carrying humanitarian and medical supplies, killing all six…

May 10, 2020

DR Congo: Deadly landslide infuriates residents near Goma

At least one child died and two others missing in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo…

May 10, 2020

COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up – WHO warns

The coronavirus pandemic has been confirmed in over 180 countries globally since it was first discovered in the Chinese city…

May 10, 2020

Kenya set to turn herbal medicine to treat Coronavirus

Kenya has identified some herbal medicines likely to treat and could possibly cure Coronavirus. The front-runner is a herbal product…

May 1, 2020

South African wine exports to resume as lockdown eases

South Africa will allow all agricultural exports including wine and wool to resume under new lockdown regulations. The country will…

May 1, 2020

Ivory Coast withdraws from African Human Rights and Peoples Court

Ivory Coast withdrew from the African Human Rights and Peoples Court, a week after the tribunal ordered the West African…

April 30, 2020

Uganda restricts trucks on busy route to curb spread of coronavirus

Uganda has stepped up restrictions on trucks passing through its territory – limiting them to one driver and banning them…

April 29, 2020

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