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Faulty’ tests of truck drivers: Tanzania accuses Kenya of sabotageFaulty’ tests of truck drivers: Tanzania accuses Kenya of sabotage

Faulty’ tests of truck drivers: Tanzania accuses Kenya of sabotage

The Tanzanian region of Arusha says Kenya is engaging in actions meant to affect its tourist potential by issuing faulty…

May 20, 2020
Mosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spreadMosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spread

Mosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spread

It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as…

May 17, 2020
Haftar forces continue shelling Libyan civiliansHaftar forces continue shelling Libyan civilians

Haftar forces continue shelling Libyan civilians

Pro-renegade Gen. Khalifa Haftar militias continues to attack civilian settlements in southern Tripoli, the internationally recognized Government of National Accord…

April 26, 2020
Scores troop to receive COVID-Organics, Madagascar cure for virusScores troop to receive COVID-Organics, Madagascar cure for virus

Scores troop to receive COVID-Organics, Madagascar cure for virus

Citizens in Madagascar on Thursday thronged to receive COVID-Organics, the local herbal remedy said to prevent and cure coronavirus. President…

April 23, 2020
Togo opposition chief arrested for declaring himself presidentTogo opposition chief arrested for declaring himself president

Togo opposition chief arrested for declaring himself president

Togo’s main opposition leader, Agbéyomé Kodjo, has been arrested. Agbeyome, a former Prime Minister was arrested on Tuesday, April 21,…

April 23, 2020
Pro-Conde politician elected speaker of Guinea parliamentPro-Conde politician elected speaker of Guinea parliament

Pro-Conde politician elected speaker of Guinea parliament

Guinea’s parliament on Tuesday, elected a top ally of President Alpha Conde as its head, a move seen as cementing…

April 22, 2020
African leaders trump Trump for attack on WHO, back Ethiopia’s TedrosAfrican leaders trump Trump for attack on WHO, back Ethiopia’s Tedros

African leaders trump Trump for attack on WHO, back Ethiopia’s Tedros

African leaders on Wednesday rallied behind the World Health Organization, WHO, and its Director-General, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; following an…

April 9, 2020
Cameroonians looking for missing president amid coronavirus crisisCameroonians looking for missing president amid coronavirus crisis

Cameroonians looking for missing president amid coronavirus crisis

Cameroon’s aged president is coming under fire for his absence from the national stage as the central African country faces…

April 9, 2020
Ex-Chadian leader temporarily released from Senegal jailEx-Chadian leader temporarily released from Senegal jail

Ex-Chadian leader temporarily released from Senegal jail

Jailed ex-Chadian leader Hissene Habre has been granted provisional release by prison authorities in Senegal where he is serving jail…

April 7, 2020
Coronavirus patients on chloroquine heal faster – Senegalese medicCoronavirus patients on chloroquine heal faster – Senegalese medic

Coronavirus patients on chloroquine heal faster – Senegalese medic

COVID-19 patients on hydroxychloroquine heal faster, a Senegalese doctor has disclosed. Moussa Seydi, Head of the Infectious Diseases Department at…

April 6, 2020
Anti-‘Boo-hari’ tweet by Iranian topples coronavirus on Nigeria Twitter trendsAnti-‘Boo-hari’ tweet by Iranian topples coronavirus on Nigeria Twitter trends

Anti-‘Boo-hari’ tweet by Iranian topples coronavirus on Nigeria Twitter trends

Despite the coronavirus pandemic dominating news and social media spaces since the last few weeks, there is a ‘competitor’ that…

March 28, 2020
Guinea’s Conde addresses coronavirus after voting in contested referendumGuinea’s Conde addresses coronavirus after voting in contested referendum

Guinea’s Conde addresses coronavirus after voting in contested referendum

Guinea’s President Alpha Condé on Sunday cast his ballot in parliamentary polls and disputed constitution referendum in the capital, Conakry.…

March 23, 2020
Ivory Coast quarantine controversyIvory Coast quarantine controversy

Ivory Coast quarantine controversy

There’s growing concern in Ivory Coast over a government decision to quarantine passengers from countries with 100 or more cases…

March 20, 2020