South African police disperse protesters outside parliament
South African police on Friday fired stun grenades and water cannons to disperse demonstrators outside Parliament in protest against COVID-19
Egypt’s legendary goalkeeper Essam El Hadary retires at 47
Essam El Hadary, Egypt’s legendary goalkeeper, brought an end to his glittering career on Thursday announcing his retirement from football
Africa mourns former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on early on Friday announced the death of former Head of State Benjamin Mkapa. Mkapa died
Ghana expects budget defecit to more than double due to oil price crash and COVID-19
Ghana’s budget deficit will be more than double the initial forecast as the drop in oil prices and the coronavirus
Kenyan government spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19
The spokesperson for the Kenyan government has tested positive for COVID-19. Cyrus Oguna said he tested positive after making a
African summit ends with no deal on Mali crisis
West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political
African Development Bank provides coronavirus aid to Sahel
The African Development Bank said Thursday it would provide $285 million in aid to Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and
Kenya’s forest communities face eviction from ancestral lands – even during pandemic
Forest-dwelling communities in Kenya are being forcibly evicted from their ancestral lands, as temperatures plummet and coronavirus cases soar, land
Kenya recorded highest daily spike in COVID-19 cases as tally passes 15,000
Kenya’s total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 15,601 after 796 infections, the highest ever recorded in a single day,
China donates temperature sensor robot to equip Burkina Faso’s national airport
The Chinese Embassy in Burkina Faso donated a temperature sensor robot to equip the international airport of Ouagadougou, official source