Burundi court to swear in president-elect ‘as soon as possible’ following Nkurunziza’s death
Burundi’s constitutional court has agreed that president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in immediately after the death of former leader
UNHCR faces funding shortfall to deal with refugees in Ethiopia
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday said its facing a critical funding gap to meet the
Mozambique transport sector loses over 100 mln USD due to COVID-19
The transport sector in Mozambique registered an estimated loss of 7.6 billion meticais (about 109 million U.S. dollars) in the
Fitch sees South African economy contracting 5.5% this year
Ratings agency Fitch said on Friday it expected South Africa’s economy to shrink 5.5% this year, as the coronavirus lockdown
S. African 400m W.Record holder speaks about injury trauma
South African 400m world record holder Wayde Van Nierkerk has spoken out about his injury trauma, and said he is
Malawi to see negative growth in 2020 if coronavirus persists, says minister
Malawi’s economy could shrink by 3.8% in 2020 in worst case scenario estimates, Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha said on Friday
Ethiopia’s COVID-19 cases nearly 3,000 as 245 more cases confirmed
Ethiopia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 2,915 after 245 more new cases were confirmed on Friday, the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of
France launches Sahel coalition to fight rising jihadi violence
France led a coalition of West African and European allies on Friday to fight jihadi militants in the Sahel region,
Zambia’s electoral body reschedules voter registration exercise due to COVID-19
Zambia’s electoral body said on Friday that it has rescheduled the voter registration exercise to October this year ahead of
Burundi’s constitutional court to decide interim leader after president’s death
Burundi’s constitutional court will decide who takes over as interim leader following the sudden death this week of President Pierre