Month: October 2020
-
World
Africa CDC Says African Countries Conduct More Than 17 Million COVID-19 Tests
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday said African countries have conducted over 17 million…
Read More » -
Tanzania
Tanzania: President John Magufuli Wins Presidential Election With Around 85% Votes
Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission on Friday declared President John Magufuli as the winner of a second term, securing a huge…
Read More » -
Senegal
Senegal: At Least 140 People Drown After Boat Carrying 200 Migrants Sinks
The United Nations migration agency on Thursday said that at least 140 people have drowned after a vessel carrying around…
Read More » -
Health
WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus Says COVID-19 Pandemic Far From Over
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhnom, on Thursday warned that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is “far from over”…
Read More » -
Tunisia
Tunisia: Government Tightens Precautionary Measures To Curb Coronavirus
Tunisia on Thursday tightened precautionary measures to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the country, reported CGTN Africa. The…
Read More » -
Senegal
Senegalese President Macky Sall Dissolves Government, New Cabinet Yet To Be Named
Senegalese President Macky Sall dissolved his government on Wednesday, terminating the functions of all ministers, according to a statement from…
Read More » -
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Plans To Gradually Reopen Borders From December
Zimbabwe’s government on Wednesday announced the country’s land borders will be re-opened at the beginning of December after months of…
Read More » -
Tanzania
Tanzania Votes To Elect New President As President Magufuli Eyes Second Term
The people of Tanzania voted on Wednesday to elect their new president from among 15 candidates including President John Magufuli…
Read More » -
South Africa
South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa Goes Into Self-Isolation After Covid-19 Contact
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone into quarantine after one of the guests at a charity dinner he attended…
Read More » -
South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Confirms A Strict Lockdown Not On The Cards
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday dismissed rumors of the country returning to lockdown level three, reported The Eyewitness…
Read More » -
Algeria
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Hospitalised, In Stable Condition
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune was hospitalized on Tuesday just days after he went into self-isolation after his close aides were…
Read More » -
Health
WHO Chief Warns Against Giving Up Fight Against Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned against giving up the fight against the ongoing…
Read More » -
Egypt
Nile Dam: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Ministers To Resume Negotiation Talks
Ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan are expected to resume negotiation talks on the filling and annual operations of the…
Read More » -
Mali
Mali, France Disagree Over Talks With Jihadist Groups To End Insurgency
Mali’s interim Prime Minister Moctar Ouanes on Monday said his government was ready to hold talks with Islamist militants to…
Read More » -
Guinea
Guinea: Amnesty International Says At Least 10 People Killed In Police Firing
The international rights group, Amnesty International, on Sunday said at least 10 people were killed in Guinea in firing by…
Read More » -
Seychelles
Seychelles: Wavel Ramkalawan Declared As Presidential Election Winner
Wavel Ramkalawan was declared as the winner of the presidential election in Seychelles on Sunday, marking the first opposition victory…
Read More » -
Guinea
Guinea: Violence Erupts As Opposition Contests President Conde’s Winning Poll Results
Guinea’s capital Conakry was rocked by violence on Friday as supporters of opposition leader Cellou Diallo miffed with security forces…
Read More » -
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast: UN Secretary-General Calls On Political Parties To Reject Violence
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all Ivory Coast’s political parties to refrain from resorting to violence…
Read More » -
Ethiopia
Ethiopia To Put People Into Jail For Upto Two Years For Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
Ethiopia’s attorney general’s office has said the government will soon begin to put people in jail for up to two…
Read More » -
Nigeria
Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Appeals Protesters To Stop Demonstrating
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday made an appeal to the protesters to stop demonstrating, reported France 24. In a…
Read More » -
Nigeria
Nigeria: UN Secretary-General Calls For An End To Brutality By Security Forces
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for an end to “brutality” by police in Nigeria, after the security…
Read More » -
Burundi
Burundi: Former President Pierre Buyoya Rejects Life Sentence For Murder
Burundi’s ex-President Pierre Buyoya on Wednesday rejected a life sentence he received in absentia by a top court over the…
Read More » -
Guinea
Guinea: Preliminary Results Show President Alpha Conde Leading As Protests Turn Deadly
Preliminary voting results from Guinea’s recently held presidential election show President Alpha Conde retaining the lead and beating his challengers…
Read More » -
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC: WHO Says No New Ebola Virus Cases Reported Over Last 20 Days
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said no new cases of Ebola virus have been reported in the Democratic…
Read More » -
Burundi
Rwanda, Burundi’s Foreign Ministers Meet To Improve & Restore Bilateral Relations
High-level delegations from Rwanda and Burundi met on Tuesday and agreed to start talks to end tensions between the neighboring…
Read More »