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
Equatorial Guinea has told the World Health Organization (WHO) representative to leave, the AFP news agency reports citing a document from the foreign ministry and a source at the UN health... Read more
Cameroon has recorded a rise in new coronavirus cases after reopening schools on 1 June. The country reported 254 new cases on Monday and 188 new cases on Tuesday. The government said it had... Read more
The deputy governor of Nigeria’s north-western state of Bauchi has tested positive for coronavirus. The state’s media official said Baba Tela was in self-isolation and samples fr... Read more
Lesotho’s former first lady has been arrested over the murder of the estranged wife of her husband, the recently resigned prime minister Thomas Thabane. Maesaiah Thabane’s bail w... Read more
A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus has told the BBC he is “very happy” after receiving a presidential award.... Read more
Burundi’s electoral commission is to announce provisional results from last week’s presidential election today, 25th May 2020 with the outgoing head of state’s handpicked s... Read more
The head of Malawi’s electoral commission has resigned a month before a presidential election re- run. The vote was ordered by the Constitutional Court which overturned last year... Read more
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