Tags GENERAL U.N. chief calls for global solidarity in fight against COVID-19 The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity in the fight against COVID-19, urging countries to rely
Tags GENERAL Ghana’s Akufo-Addo calls for ECOWAS to be Africa’s most viable regional bloc Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has called upon the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission to build a united,
Tags GENERAL Mozambique insurgency will deepen food insecurity into 2021: UN Escalating conflict and deteriorating food security in northern Mozambique, where more than 300,000 people have abandoned their homes and crops,
Tags GENERAL Cameroon troops jailed 10 years for murder of four civilians Four Cameroonian soldiers were sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the execution-style killings of two women and their
Tags GENERAL Uganda reports 224 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 6,712 Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday reported 244 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising the national total to 6,712. Of
Tags GENERAL Egypt reports 126 new COVID-19 cases, 102,141 in total Egypt registered late on Monday 126 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections to 102,141, said the Health Ministry
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe teachers expected to stay home when schools reopen next week Zimbabwe’s largest teachers union said its 42,000 members won’t report for work next week because they’re not being paid enough.
Tags GENERAL Mali Junta chief urges support for French, UN troops in the country The leader of Mali’s military junta, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Tuesday, urged support for French and United Nations troops, a
Tags GENERAL Namibia’s rhino conservation continues to be hampered by poaching incidents: minister Namibia’s rhino conservation remains challenged by poaching incidents despite a decline in poaching numbers as a result of ongoing interventions
Tags GENERAL Mali coup, third-term bids fan fears of West African democracy backslide Until this year, West Africa looked to have shed its “coup-belt” moniker, winning plaudits as a model of democratic progress