With no new patients, 74 COVID-19 facilities in Tanzania shut down: minister
Tanzania’s health minister on Friday announced the government was shutting down 74 out of 85 designated COVID-19 facilities across the
Kenya to re-introduce betting tax
The Kenyan government will bring back excise tax on betting companies in the next six months after a public outcry
Armed men kill 30 villagers in Mali attacks, say local officials
Armed men have killed at least 30 villagers in Mali in simultaneous attacks on several villages in the centre of
China firmly opposes Pompeo’s Xinjiang-related accusations: spokesperson
China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed groundless accusations by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over China’s Xinjiang
Kenyan police officer sentenced to life in prison for rape
A Kenyan policeman was on Friday sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of raping a woman
Ghana deputy minister resigns for flouting COVID-19 restrictions
Ghana’s deputy trade and industry minister was forced to vacate his position for breaking government COVID-19 isolation measures after he
France returns skulls of Algerian independence fighters
Algeria on Friday received the skulls of 24 colonial resistance fighters which were lying in a French museum. The fighters’
Kenya’s Kipsang banned for four years for anti-doping rules violations
Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya has been handed a four-year ban for anti-doping rule violations that
Aviation body urges alternatives to quarantine for travelers to allow economies reopen
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged African governments to reconsider mandatory quarantine requirements for travelers arriving in the
Namibia to roll out affordable housing project
Namibia is rolling out an affordable housing project, aiming to construct 600 houses in informal settlements in the capital Windhoek,