Gabon’s President Ali Bongo has appointed Christiane Ossouka Raponda as prime minister, the first woman to become the head of government in the West African country. The 56-year-old re... Read more
The US justice department says the former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, used the proceeds of bribery and embezzled public funds to buy a mansion in a Washington suburb when he was in powe... Read more
Doctors in Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, have resumed work at various hospitals after suspending a three-day strike. The medics had called the strike over unpaid salaries and other issues... Read more
Zambia’s Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has denied the four charges of corruption being levelled against him. “I understand the charges and I plead not guilty,” the AFP news ag... Read more
Rwanda has allowed churches to reopen but with strict conditions meant to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to a statement by the prime minister’s office. Churches and schools... Read more
Sudan says River Nile water levels have dropped as a reservoir behind Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam has filled up, hitting out at “any unilateral actions taken by any party... Read more
The Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes el-Fakhfakh has resigned. The presidency’s office confirmed that the head of government submitted his resignation on Wednesday morning. This comes fol... Read more
Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has died in Turkey at the age of 75. He held the post between 2001 and 2003 under interim President Abdiqasim Salat Hassan. He also served as... Read more
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died at the age of 59. She died... Read more
Opposition groups in Mali have called for protests on Friday to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a day after he promised some reforms. The 5 June Movement-Rally of... Read more
In Kenya, doctors are mourning a colleague who died after contracting coronavirus, the country’s main medics’ union is saying. A colleague described the medic as a “young d... Read more
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara may have to stand for a third term following the sudden death of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly on Wednesday. “All options are on the table... Read more
The African Union Commission has launched a consortium for Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials aimed at securing more than 10 trials as early as possible. The new consortium will be headed by t... Read more
The Nigerian government has reversed its decision to reopen schools across the country. The Education Minister Adamu Adamu told reporters at the presidential palace that schools would only r... Read more
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