Gunmen abduct 7 in northern Nigeria
A group of unidentified gunmen attacked a town in the northern state of Kaduna, abducting seven people, a local security
Africa’s COVID-19 infections reach 1,390,560: Africa CDC
The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 1,390,560 on Saturday with a death toll of 33,626, according to the
No new COVID-19 deaths in Kenya as cases rises to 36,829
The number of deaths in Kenya due to the COVID-19 pandemic remained 646 for the second day, the Health ministry
Ugandan military kills five prison escapees, captures two after massive jailbreak
The Ugandan military announced on Saturday that it has killed five prisoners and recaptured two others in an ongoing manhunt
Flooding affects more than 1 million across East Africa
Flooding has affected well over a million people across East Africa, another calamity threatening food security on top of a
Five rescued, others missing as passenger bus plunges into river in S. Nigeria
Five people were rescued and others were missing after a passenger bus fell into a river in the Ivo district
Egypt reports 131 new COVID-19 infections, 101,772 in total
Egypt confirmed on Friday night 131 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s total infections to 101,772, said its Health Ministry.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday
Kenya to roll out COVID-19 vaccine trials in weeks
Kenya’s top medical research body will begin trials for a COVID-19 vaccine in a few weeks as the East African
S. Africa reports 2,055 new COVID-19 cases, 85 deaths
South Africa’s COVID-19 death toll increased by 85 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19