Tags GENERAL U.S. warns aid at risk unless alleged abuses in West Africa’s Sahel region addressed The United States said on Thursday it was “deeply concerned” about increasing alleged human rights abuses by state security forces
Tags GENERAL Rwandan police arrest 4 escapees who tested positive for COVID-19 Rwandan police on Thursday arrested four people who had escaped from a COVID-19 treatment center in Eastern province. The quartet,
Tags GENERAL Three dead in DRC protest clashes Two protesters were shot dead and a policeman was lynched Thursday in clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo over
Tags GENERAL Cameroon reports over 980 cholera cases, 45 deaths since beginning of 2020 A cholera outbreak has sickened at least 983 people and killed at least 45 in Cameroon since January, health
Tags GENERAL Sudan to reopen Khartoum airport for flights from Egypt, Turkey, UAE Sudan’s Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday decided to reopen Khartoum airport for passenger flights from Egypt, Turkey and the United
Tags GENERAL Africa could have COVID-19 vaccine in Q1 if human trials work – S.Africa trial lead Africa could have a COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021 if human trials underway in South Africa succeed,
Tags GENERAL Zambia copper production rises to 342,734 tonnes in first five months of 2020 ~govt Zambia’s copper production increased to 342,734 tonnes in the first five months of this year, from 330,024 tonnes in the
Tags GENERAL Botswana discovers more dead elephants as cause remains a mystery Botswana wildlife officials investigating hundreds of elephant deaths found six more of the mammals dead, but are yet to identify
Tags GENERAL Foreign mineworkers back at work in South African mines after lockdown Foreign mineworkers have begun returning to South African mines, though at a slower rate than hoped, as the industry rebuilds
Tags GENERAL South Africa’s manufacturing output falls 49.4% year on year in April South Africa’s manufacturing output fell 49.4% year on year in April during a nationwide lockdown, after contracting by a revised