At least 12 migrants drown off Djibouti’s coast: IOM
At least 12 migrants drowned off the coast of Djibouti after they were thrown off a boat by smugglers, the
12 Al-Shabab militants killed in central Somali region
Somali National Army (SNA) killed members of Al-Shabab fighters on Friday in an operation in the central region of Hiran,
Peres Jepchirchir breaks own women’s-only half-marathon record
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir bettered the women’s-only half marathon world record when she took gold in a closely-fought race at the World
South Africa passes 700,000 coronavirus cases
The number of people in South Africa who have tested positive for coronavirus has topped 700,000, official figures showed overnight, another
Uganda’s 19-year-old Jacob Kiplimo wins World Half Marathon
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo has won the World Half Marathon title in a championship record 58:49. The 19-year-old becomes the first
Nigeria’s central bank denies hacking claims
Nigeria’s central bank has denied claims that its website was hacked. A communications officer for the institution dispelled the rumors
Nigerian military confirms Boko Haram fighters killed in airstrikes
The Nigerian military confirmed Friday that an unknown number of Boko Haram fighters were killed in airstrikes around Tudun Wulgo
Kenya conducts mass testing in Nairobi
The Kenyan government is expected to roll out a free COVID-19 mass testing exercise across the capital, Nairobi on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo denies breaking coronavirus protocol
Cristiano Ronaldo shot back at Italy’s sports minister on Friday by denying that he broke the coronavirus protocol adopted for
Floods have killed dozens in Nigeria’s Kano State since June
Nigeria’s emergency management agency says floods in the northern state of Kano have claimed 54 lives in the last four