South African restaurants plead for end to ‘job-killing’ restrictions
Thousands of South African restaurant and bar owners placed tables and chairs on the streets outside their premises on Wednesday
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases close to 750,000: Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 749,492 on Wednesday, the Africa Center for Disease Control
Madagascar hospitals overwhelmed amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Hospitals in Madagascar said they have been overwhelmed by an increase in patients following a surge in COVID-19 infections with
2020 men’s T20 World Cup postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled to be hosted by Australia between October and November this year was postponed
At least 100 people killed by malaria in South Sudan between January and July
At least 100 people have been killed by malaria in South Sudan since the beginning of the year, according to
Military airstrike kills armed bandits in northwest Nigeria
An airstrike by Nigerian troops has destroyed a camp of an armed group inside Kagara Forest in the northwest state
Former Cote d’ivoire minister to run for president
Marcel Amon-Tanoh, a longtime ally of President Alassane Ouattara and until recently his foreign minister, declared on Wednesday he would
Sierra Leone cancels football season over COVID-19 pandemic
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) cancelled the Sierra Leone National Premier League following a unanimous decision arrived at together the
Nigerian governor tests positive for COVID-19
Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti, a state in southwest Nigeria Wednesday announced that he tested positive for the novel
Nigerian lecturers oppose reopening schools, sitting exams amid COVID-19 surge
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), an umbrella union for lecturers in Nigeria, joined forces with 19 states in