IOM supports access to water in Libya’s Sabha
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting access to water in Sabha, Libya’s largest southern city, by drilling a
South Africa president denies country is going back to higher lockdown level
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed reports that the country is planning to move to a higher COVID-19 lockdown
Coronavirus deaths in the UK pass 61,000 as highest daily death toll recorded since May
The UK’s daily coronavirus death toll has risen to the highest total since May as the total number of people
Senegal sounds alarm over migration surge after boat disaster
Senegal’s government has said it is worried about a “resurgence” of migrants hoping to reach Europe, after a disaster off
American citizen kidnapped in Niger
An American citizen has been kidnapped by gunmen in southern Niger, a senior official told AFP on Tuesday. The American,
Zambia electoral body reschedules voter registration exercise ahead of 2021 polls
Zambia’s electoral body on Tuesday announced the postponement of the commencement of a voter registration exercise ahead of next year’s
Botswana opens borders for private chartered flights
Authorities in Botswana have announced that the country is ready to receive private charter flights into the country’s resort towns
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.72 million mark
The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,727,837, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Egypt, Sudan voice commitment to binding deal over Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Tuesday expressed the two countries’
Tunisia faces saturation of hospital beds amid rapid increase in COVID-19 cases: health official
A Tunisian health official said on Monday that the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases across Tunisia will lead to saturation