American citizen kidnapped in Niger
An American citizen has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Niger, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday. The American,
Zambia electoral body reschedules voter registration exercise ahead of 2021 polls
Zambia’s electoral body on Tuesday announced the postponement of the commencement of a voter registration exercise ahead of next year’s
Botswana opens borders for private chartered flights
Authorities in Botswana have announced that the country is ready to receive private charter flights into the country’s resort towns
Egypt, Sudan voice commitment to binding deal over Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday expressed the two countries’
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.72 million mark
The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,727,837, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tunisia faces saturation of hospital beds amid rapid increase in COVID-19 cases: health official
A Tunisian health official said on Monday that the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases across Tunisia will lead to saturation
Nigerian government forces kill 38 bandits: Official
Nigerian military on Monday confirmed 38 bandits killed so far this month during various operations carried out by government forces
International cooperation only way to defeat COVID-19, climate emergency: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that international cooperation is the only way to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic
Over 100 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that more than 100 illegal migrants have been rescued off the
Rwanda to mobilize funds to reduce non-communicable diseases
Rwanda is going to mobilize 699.1 million USD funding from different sources to reduce non-communicable diseases under a five-year strategic