Kenya’s COVID-19 cases top 18,000 as health ministry dismisses U.S. video touting use of hydroxychloroquine
Kenya’s COVID-19 infections surged beyond the 18,000 mark on Tuesday as 606 more people tested positive for the disease. Health
President Kenyatta orders crackdown against clinics offering contraceptives to underage girls
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered a nationwide crackdown on clinics offering emergency contraceptives to underage girls. Kenyatta’s directive comes
Coronavirus sharpening hunger in Southern Africa
Nearly 45 million people in 13 countries in southern Africa are food-insecure as a result of drought and flood and
AfDB rightly cleared its president of wrongdoing – independent panel
An independent review has found that the African Development Bank rightly cleared its president, Akinwumi Adesina, of abuse of office,
Kenya’s Safaricom launches 4G phone purchase by instalment scheme with Google
Kenya’s biggest telecoms operator Safaricom said on Tuesday it had launched a programme in partnership with Google that allows its
Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS plan, insists president quits
A protest movement that has sprung up in Mali, shaking President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s grip on power, on Tuesday rejected
World Bank says AfCFTA pact could boost Africa’s income by as much as $450 billion
By making African countries more competitive and lifting some 68 million people out of moderate poverty, the Free Trade Area,
China helps Ghana’s ruling party to fight COVID-19 with medical supplies
The International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) presented a consignment of medical supplies
U.N. Chief invites young climate activists to meet, give input
The head of the United Nations said on Monday he will start meeting regularly with young climate activists, saying participation
West Africa proposes plan to resolve Mali crisis
West Africa’s regional body ECOWAS on Monday proposed a four-point plan to resolve Mali’s political crisis that it says should