Tags GENERAL 70 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist ambush: military sources At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed by jihadists in an ambush on their convoy in the restive northeast, said
Tags GENERAL Internet shutdown depriving millions in Ethiopia of important information Rights groups and citizens are calling on Ethiopia’s government to lift the internet shutdown in parts of the country that
Tags GENERAL Egypt announces partial curfew to curb COVID-19 Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Tuesday a nationwide partial curfew in an attempt to contain the spread of
Tags GENERAL Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed, and
Tags GENERAL South Africa braces for lockdown as coronavirus cases spike South African businesses braced for a nationwide lockdown and panic buyers stockpiled food and other essentials on Tuesday as
Tags GENERAL Nigeria bans ‘visitors’ to displaced camps over virus fears Authorities in northeast Nigeria banned visitors from camps housing tens of thousands of people displaced by the Boko Haram
Tags GENERAL Nigerian president’s top aide tests positive for coronavirus The Nigerian president’s chief of staff has tested positive for coronavirus, a source with direct knowledge said. The illness of
Tags GENERAL Kenya Airways offers free one-way tickets to Kenyans in US Kenya Airways (KQ) is offering free one-way tickets to Kenyans in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has
Tags GENERAL Senegal declares state of emergency over COVID-19 Senegalese President Macky Sall on Monday declared a state of emergency to curb the spread of COVID-19 in his country,
Tags GENERAL Authorities in Libya’s east impose 24-hour curfew against COVID-19 Libya’s eastern-based government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew to fight any possible COVID-19 infections. The curfew starts from Wednesday