Nigeria’s Lagos state suspends plans to reopen places of worship
Nigeria’s commercial hub Lagos has suspended plans to reopen places of worship after a review of the new coronavirus outbreak,
South Africa marks Youth Day with masks, social distancing
With calls to protect each other against COVID-19, nearly 200 young South Africans, wearing face masks and keeping a distance,
Red Cross fears coronavirus spreading silently in Somalia’s displaced camps
The new coronavirus could be spreading undetected through camps across Somalia hosting some 2.6 million displaced people, the Red Cross
Mali president to hold talks on new unity government
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on Tuesday that he would hold talks about establishing a new unity government after
African children remain under siege from COVID-19: UNICEF
Children in Africa remain confronted by a host of threats due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Children’s Fund
EgyptAir seeking $185 mln from state banks to weather crisis
Egypt’s national carrier EgyptAir is seeking a 3 billion Egyptian pound ($185 million) loan to tide it over during the
Dozens missing after boat capsizes on Congo side of Lake Kivu
Dozens of people were missing after a boat sank on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of
Tanzania’s Magufuli dissolves parliament ahead of October vote
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolved parliament on Tuesday ahead of elections in October, touting his government’s record in expanding infrastructure
World Bank approves $1 billion for health, education in DRCongo
The World Bank said on Tuesday it had approved $1 billion in funding for Democratic Republic of Congo’s education and
Murders of South African women spark online campaigns as lockdown eases
A spate of murders of South African women in recent weeks, including a heavily pregnant woman stabbed and hanged from