Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa, who served from 1995 to 2005, is dead. He died at a hospital in the country’s commercial hub, Dar es Salaam, while receiving treatment. He wa... Read more
The Sudanese government has announced that it has discovered a mass grave dating to 1990. The General Attorney on Thursday said the mass grave had 28 military officers believed to have been... Read more
A Kenyan MP has been arrested for holding a public gathering contrary to Covid-19 guidelines. MP Charles Ong’ondo Were was arrested on Tuesday evening and detained at a police station.... Read more
South Africa’s anti-apartheid stalwart and the last remaining Rivonia trialist Andrew Mlangeni has died aged 95. He was admitted to 1 Military Hospital in the capital, Pretoria, last T... Read more
The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has ordered the security forces to enforce a dusk-to-dawn curfew from Wednesday. He said this was necessary to bring under control the coronavi... Read more
Earlier this week scientists announced that a coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford appears safe and triggers an immune response. Trials involving 1,077 people showed pro... Read more
A Zimbabwean journalist who recently exposed alleged government corruption involving coronavirus supplies has been charged with inciting public violence. Hopewell Chin’ono live-streame... Read more
The World Health Organization has warned that Africa might be headed for a much larger outbreak than current numbers are suggesting. “I am very concerned right now that we are beginnin... Read more
The Sudanese army says it has started legal action against activists and journalists, accusing them of insulting the military. In a statement, it said they had crossed “the bounds of p... Read more
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by coronavirus. He is a member of a presidential task force on Covid-19 t... Read more
West African mediators trying to resolve Mali’s political crisis have proposed a power-sharing government and a new constitutional court, following huge demonstrations. President Ibrah... Read more
Zambian Super League restarted on Sunday, one day behind schedule, after 28 players and staff of leaders Forest Rangers tested positive for Covid-19. The Football Association of Zambia (Faz)... Read more
Police in Zimbabwe are investigating the country’s biggest mobile phone operator, Econet Wireless, for suspected money laundering via fake subscriber accounts. The company, founded by... Read more
Nigeria lost about $3bn (£2.4bn) from 97 tonnes of gold illegally smuggled out of the country in the seven years up to 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. He made the disclosure on Th... Read more
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