UN Chief urges all to shun hate speech as Rwanda marks 26 yrs after genocide
Rwanda marked 26 years after the genocide that killed more than a million people over a period of 100 days.
Talk Africa: Africa’s response to COVID-19
It is a global pandemic of unprecedented scale, sparing no territory on the face of the earth. Since being declared
Egypt to ban Ramadan gatherings to counter spread of coronavirus
Egypt will ban any public religious gatherings during the holy Muslim fasting month Ramadan starting in around two weeks
French doctor apologises for suggesting COVID-19 treatment be tested in Africa
A French doctor apologised on Friday for suggesting a possible treatment for COVID-19 should be tested in Africa, after
South African president punishes minister for violating lockdown regulations
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams on a two-month special leave after she
Ethiopia declares state of emergency to curb spread of COVID-19
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the country to help curb the spread
South African government warns against fake news about coronavirus
The South African government warned on Wednesday that peddling fake news about the COVID-19 outbreak “is unacceptable and dangerous to
Anger as forced quarantine extended in Kenya
The Kenyan government has extended the confinement of hundreds of people being held under mandatory quarantine after returning from abroad
UN mission in Mali aids battle against COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic plagues the world, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali told the Security Council
Kenya cancels richest marathon in Eldoret city over COVID-19 threat
Elite athletes whose races were cancelled abroad were hopeful to compete in Kenya’s richest marathon in Eldoret on April 19,