‘One step short of famine’: Central Sahel faces acute hunger, WFP warns
The U.N emergency food relief agency warned that people across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are facing ”catastrophic levels of
Update: Suspected Islamists free 1,300 prisoners from east DR Congo jail
Armed men freed more than 1,300 prisoners from a jail in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a coordinated
Curfew declared in Nigeria’s Lagos as protests worsen
Authorities have declared a 24-hour curfew in Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos on Tuesday as violence flared in widespread protests that
Botswana sees 7.7 % growth in 2021 on diamond industry recovery
Botswana’s economy will rebound and grow 7.7% in 2021 from an 8.9% contraction forecast this year, on the back of
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.65 million with nearly 40,000 deaths
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent has reached 1,654,412 as of Tuesday, the Africa Centers
Kenya’s resurgent COVID-19 transmission raises fear of second wave
The sudden increase in COVID-19 positive cases and fatalities that has been witnessed in Kenya lately has raised concern amid
18 militants killed in southern Somalia
At least 18 al-Shabab extremists were killed on Monday in a security operation by Somali National Army (SNA) on the
Nigerian venture aims to raise $1.2 billion to solve country’s electricity problems
A Nigerian venture plans to raise 480 billion naira ($1.2 billion) over the next three years to buy electricity meters
South Africa investigates COVID-19 contracts for corruption
South African investigators are investigating 10.5 billion rand ($636.2 million) of the government’s coronavirus spending for corruption, more than double
Rwanda closes COVID-19 treatment centres as cases drop
As Rwanda continues to experience a surge in recoveries and a reduction in the number of active cases of Covid-19,