Ivory Coast’s former President Laurent Gbagbo has been barred from running in the 31 October presidential election. The constitutional council said he could not run as he was not on the elec... Read more
South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says new research estimates 12 million people – about 20% of the country’s population – could already have been infected with Coron... Read more
Doctors in Nigeria have suspended their strike after holding talks with the authorities. The doctors had downed their tools on Monday to demand a pay rise, better welfare and improved facili... Read more
The state assembly in Kaduna, in north-western Nigeria, has approved full surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. State commissioner for woman’s affairs and social dev... Read more
Guinea’s constitutional court, the highest in the West African country, has approved 82-year-old President Alpha Condé’s bid for a third term in next month’s election. The... Read more
Renowned South African human rights lawyer George Bizos has died. He was 92 years old. Mr Bizos rose to prominence as a lawyer who represented the Rivonia Trialists, including Nelson Mandela... Read more
A special court in Sierra Leone has rejected a bid by convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor to be moved from a British prison citing coronavirus risk, AFP news agency reports. T... Read more
Rwanda genocide suspect Charles Ndereyehe has been released after he was arrested on Tuesday evening at his house near Netherlands capital, Amsterdam, his political party has said. The Rwand... Read more
Somalia’s attorney general has appointed a special prosecutor for crimes against journalists. The prosecutor will probe and prosecute “those who carried out killings and maiming of jou... Read more
Liberia’s President George Weah has sacked the head of the National Public Health Institute, Mosoka Fallah, who had been suspended for an investigation into his handling of the Covid-1... Read more
Zimbabwe has banned mining in all its national parks, reversing a decision to let Chinese firms explore for coal at its famous Hwange game park. The move came after campaigners took the gove... Read more
Delegates of Libya’s rival administrations have met for talks in Morocco two weeks after the two sides declared a ceasefire. Five delegates each met from the UN- recognised government... Read more
China is considering setting up military bases in four African countries, according to a report by the US Department of Defense. Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania and Angola were mentioned among a... Read more
Doctors in Nigeria’s state-run hospitals have embarked on a strike to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities. The strike by the National Association of Resident Doct... Read more
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