Niger jails 10 after violent protests against coronavirus lockdown
At least ten people remain in jail in Niger following days of protests against the country’s anti-COVID-19 measures. According to
WHO warns of unrest in poor nations without action to combat virus
The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 special envoy warns that people in poor nations will lose faith in authorities unless
Nigerian naira slides to 3-year low on black market after oil price crash
The Nigerian naira fell to its lowest level against the dollar in three years on the black market on Tuesday,
Fifty-two villagers killed by jihadists in northern Mozambique
A shadowy Islamist group that has terrorised northern Mozambique killed 52 villagers on April 7 after locals refused to be
Moroccan prison becomes coronavirus hotspot
Sixty-eight people, mostly staff, have come down with the coronavirus at a prison in the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate,
South African union federation calls for $53 billion stimulus plan
South Africa’s largest trade union federation COSATU on Tuesday urged the government, companies and financial institutions to fund a roughly
Namibia launches online shop, gallery to assist struggling artists during COVID-19 outbreak
The National Art Gallery of Namibia (NAGN) Tuesday announced the launch of an online platform aimed at promoting and showcasing
South Sudan to release prisoners on minor offences amid COVID-19
South Sudan on Tuesday said it will release prisoners on minor offenses in a bid to decongest overcrowded detention facilities
Burkina Faso government to probe ‘arbitrary killing of civilians’
Burkina Faso’s security forces reportedly killed 31 unarmed men in the country’s north earlier this month, according to a report
UN: Global hunger could double due to COVID-19 blow
The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic