Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies in UK aged 79
Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who worked closely with musician Fela Kuti as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre,
Uganda’s COVID-19 cases rise to 83
🔺2 new COVID-19 cases confirmed today out of the 2,071 samples tested today 🔹The confirmed cases are both Kenyan male
Egyptian soldiers killed, wounded in Sinai blast
Ten soldiers have been killed or wounded in a blast targeting an armoured vehicle in North Sinai province northeastern Egypt,
Cameroon eases COVID-19 social distancing rules
The Cameroonian government has partially relaxed COVID-19 social distancing rules as of Thursday, following the continued high number of recoveries
Rwanda to relax travel ban as economy hit hard by COVID-19
Rwanda will relax its full-day travel ban from May 4 as a way to revive its economy hit hard by
South African to resume wine exports as lockdown regulations ease up
Some good news for South Africa to usher in the weekend. The country will allow all agricultural exports including wine
South Africa reports 297 new COVID-19 cases, total passes 5,500
South Africa on Thursday reported an increase of 297 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the country’s
South African schools to open under strict conditions
Schools and universities in South African are going to open under strict conditions to curb the spread of COVID-19, officials
Libya’s UN-backed government rejects Haftar’s call for Ramadan truce
Libya’s United Nations-backed government rejected a truce offer during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan from the Eastern Libyan forces
Zambia’s COVID-19 fight receives boost with funding from lenders
Zambia’s Ministry of Finance on Thursday said that the country is expected to receive $145 million (2.7 billion kwacha) from