A team charged with developing Nigeria’s economic recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic says about 39.4 million people could be jobless by the end of 2020 if government fails to... Read more
A police camp in Kenya’s Naivasha town, west of the capital Nairobi, was set on fire by angry residents who were protesting against alleged harassment. The residents set the house of t... Read more
Three police officers in Kenya have been arrested after one of them was filmed apparently dragging a 21-year-old woman tied to a motorcycle. Accusing her of involvement in a robbery, another... Read more
Nigerian prosecutors have decided not to press charges against a 15-year-old girl detained after killing a man who had attempted to rape her. Police said she stabbed the man, a friend of her... Read more
The hashtag #JusticeForTshego has been trending on Twitter in South Africa after the horrific killing of 28-year-old Tshegofatso Pule. Her stabbed body was found hanging from a tree near Joh... Read more
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condit... Read more
A Rwandan opposition activist, Venant Abayisenga, has been missing for two days. Mr Abayisenga is a member of Dalfa-Umurinzi, a new political party formed by Victoire Ingabire who is a renow... Read more
The self-declared republic of Somaliland has freed controversial Somali journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon following a presidential amnesty. Mr Oldon had been behind bars for more than 13 month... Read more
South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar and his wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, have recovered from Covid-19, local media report. The two tested positive for coronavi... Read more
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has reorganised his government and stripped his deputy of power sharing privileges. The revised executive order has raised sharp debate in Kenya – some... Read more
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will on Friday launch an anti-racism campaign. It will be a show solidarity with protests in the US that were sparked by the death... Read more
The Nigerian woman who was advertised for sale on Facebook in Lebanon has refused to return home, according to the head of Nigeria’s diaspora commission. The woman was being sold for $... Read more
A group of armed men dressed as healthcare workers have stolen a large amount of cash from a supermarket in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. The men pretended to be Covid-19 healt... Read more
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says at least 812 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus. Chief Executive Chikwe Ihekweazu said on Tuesday that 29 of the infected... Read more
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