South African president calls for national effort to rebuild economy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged South Africans to do all that they can to help rebuild the
Tens of thousands of Sudanese who lost their homes in floods wait for aid
Sudanese authorities and the United Nations are rolling out aid to tens of thousands who lost their homes in record
Uganda to resume international flights on Oct. 1
Uganda will resume international flights on Oct. 1, about six months after the government closed airports in the wake of
Namibia’s flag carrier says to cut employee salaries by half
Namibia’s struggling national flag carrier, Air Namibia, intends to reduce employee salaries by 50 percent following losses incurred over the
Zimbabwe nurses end three-month strike over pay
Zimbabwe’s biggest nurses union said on Wednesday it was encouraging its members to end a pay strike which started in
Ethiopia’s Tigray holding regional elections in defiance of federal government
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is holding elections on Wednesday despite a federal edict that the vote is illegal. The polls
Kenya gets $750 million from the World Bank to develop its arid north
Kenya has secured $750 million from the World Bank to develop the economy of its arid northeastern regions, the World
Zambia’s president mourns death of good-luck fish
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has joined the nation in mourning the death of a fish that lived in a pond
Social gatherings above six banned in England from 14 September
Social gatherings of more than six people will be illegal in England from Monday – with some exemptions – amid
‘Unexplained illness’ sees Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine trial put on hold
Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates if a report of a