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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

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

Breaking: Burundi President Nkurunziza dies of heart attack

The government of Burundi has announced the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. According to a statement on Twitter Mr…

June 9, 2020

Politics: Malawi’s president appoints new election boss

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. The country’s Constitutional Court…

June 9, 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

Botswana coronavirus: Prez tests negative again, schools reopening

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

June 1, 2020

Senegal president’s brother tests positive for coronavirus

The brother of Senegalese president, Macky Sall has announced he has tested positive for Coronavirus. Aliou Sarr who is the…

May 27, 2020

Tanzania – President Magufuli’s pandemic response

Tanzanian President Magufuli’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic bears many of the hallmarks of his leadership to date—but magnified. As…

May 27, 2020

Tanzania’s President banks on prayers as cases drop

Tanzanian President John Magufuli has continued to attend political rallies around the country this week, as he seeks a second…

May 23, 2020

Ghana: President Nana Akufor turns down foreign AID pronto

The Ghanian President Dr. Nana Akufor, has promised to steer his Country out of the foreign aid in any form…

May 20, 2020

Botswana coronavirus: president to observe third quarantine – government

President Eric Masisi left Gaborone on Tuesday for Harare where he is attending a meeting of the Southern African Development…

May 19, 2020

Botswana president talks farming

Botswana president Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi on Saturday gave social media users what he called a peep into “Mokgweetsi the farmer’s…

May 17, 2020

Buhari Receives Madagascar COVID-19 Herbal Medication from the President of Guinea Bissau

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday received samples of the Madagascar herbal drug which the African country claimed could cure COVID-19. The…

May 16, 2020

South Sudan’s president wants violence to end, for food production

Kiir made his call for peace in a speech delivered at the SPLA Day in Juba on Friday. He said…

May 16, 2020

Madagascar president dismisses ‘all critics’ would they doubt European cure?

President of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina has delivered a scathing verdict of persons increasingly speaking against the country’s purported traditional cure…

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

ECOWAS affirms election of Guinea-Bissau president

Months after Guinea-Bissau’s disputed presidential election, leaders in the West Africa bloc, ECOWAS, have acknowledged the victory of Umaro Sissoco…

April 25, 2020

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

I will not put Dar es Salaam on lockdown – Magufuli

Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has ruled out the possibility of locking down the country's commercial hub, Dar…

April 23, 2020

S. African president unveils a $26 billion program for virus relief

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a 26 billion U.S. dollars relief package to support the economy and…

April 22, 2020

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