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South Africa postpones reopening of schools over safety concerns
The plan for reopening on Monday backfired after teachers’ unions and governing associations urged school staff to defy the government order
01 Jun 2020 2:39 PM
Corona checks affect food deliveries in East Africa
The UN’s World Food Programme ships 2,000 tonnes of beans and cooking oil to feed some of Uganda’s 1.4 million refugees
30 May 2020 1:42 PM
Bill Gates conspiracy theories viral in Africa
A Kenyan politician's false online post has added major fuel to the spread of misinformation regarding the American business magnate
28 May 2020 9:55 AM
Ivory Coast army joins Burkina Faso in anti-jihadist operation
Burkina Faso and its neighbours Mali and Niger are battling Islamist insurgencies with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State
25 May 2020 10:54 AM
Muslims around the world celebrates Eid amid curfews and virus fears
The three-day holiday of Eid is usually a time of travel, family get-togethers and lavish daytime feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting
24 May 2020 4:07 PM
Portuguese resort to test all residents ahead of summer season
Portugal, which so far has nearly 30,000 cases and 1,277 deaths, is slowly easing restrictions from a mid-March lockdown
22 May 2020 6:23 PM
Top fugitive suspected of funding Rwanda's genocide arrested outside Paris
Kabuga is accused of funding the militias that massacred some 800,000 people and their moderate allies over a span of 100 days in 1994
17 May 2020 3:26 PM
Years of conflict leave Somalia ill-equipped to fight the virus
The official count of cases is now above 1,200, but no one really knows how many cases of COVID-19 it has so far
15 May 2020 1:57 PM
WHO study predicts virus could infect more than 200 million people in Africa
The predictions made by a WHO modelling study comes amid stark warnings that COVID-19 threatens of a health emergency in developing nations
15 May 2020 9:45 AM
Burundi kicks out WHO officials as they raise concern over mass political rallies
Burundi has 27 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but some have raised concerns that more cases exist
14 May 2020 3:02 PM
UN chief urges faith leaders to challenge hate speech
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on faith leaders to promote solidarity based on human rights and human dignity
13 May 2020 2:13 PM
Madagascar ships anti-virus herbal tea to Guinea-Bissau president
WHO has clarified that the herbal tea's effects had not been tested, and there are no published scientific studies of the potion
03 May 2020 9:49 AM
UN chief urges Africa to take urgent steps to stem coronavirus growth
Guterres said the UN and African countries are working together in fight against the pandemic.
16 Apr 2020 12:02 PM
IMF nod to debt relief for 25 poor nations
This provides grants to our poorest and most vulnerable members to cover their IMF debt obligations for an initial phase of next six months
14 Apr 2020 8:57 AM
As pandemic spreads, low- income countries fear devastating consequences
Aid groups are sounding alarm on the potentially devastating consequences of a severe outbreak in low-income and conflict-ridden countries
28 Mar 2020 11:10 AM
South Africa reports first two deaths in Covid19
The health minister in a statement said the deaths occurred in Western Cape province, home of Cape Town
27 Mar 2020 1:32 PM
In a seven hour attack, Boko Haram kill 100 Chadian soldiers
The attack on soldiers on the Boma peninsula lasted at least seven hours, and reinforcements sent to help were targeted
25 Mar 2020 6:31 PM
Covid19 cases surge in East Africa as Tanzania, Somalia report first cases
In a little over a week, 21 new African countries have reported cases, bringing the total affected to 30.
17 Mar 2020 1:40 PM
Indian-origin head of S Africa's news channel sacked over racist remarks
Pillay, head of South Africa's largest independent TV news channel eNCA, had called journalist Maseko, a rat heading for sinking ship.
23 Dec 2019 11:13 AM
18 Indians kidnapped by pirates near Nigerian coast released
The mission had taken up with the Nigerian government the kidnapping of the Indian crew of the vessel.
23 Dec 2019 11:07 AM
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