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Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi arrested over food protest

Police in Uganda have arrested top activist and academic, Dr Stella Nyanzi for leading a protest over food in Kampala. She and another promoter of...

Magufuli says his child had Covid-19 but recovered through ‘steam inhalation’

The President of Tanzania, John Magufuli has revealed that his own child contracted Coronavirus but has now recovered and doing well. Speaking at a church...

Opinion: Support Africa’s Agribusiness to avert a food crisis

In Kenya’s coastal Mombasa County, Mercy Mghanga, reminisces her past, not so long ago, she sold tonnes of fish to five star hotels in...

Meet the first Ethiopian-born nominated as minister in Israel

In the 1980s, Pnina Tamano-Shata born in Ethiopia was brought to Israel in a secret operation. She has since become an Israeli citizen, working her...

Museveni says it ‘will be madness’ to hold 2021 elections amid Covid-19

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has given the strongest signal that presidential election in his country due next year may not take place if the...

Tanzania takes delivery of Madagascar’s Covid-19 remedy amid scrutiny

Tanzania has taken delivery of COVID-Organics, the herbal remedy Madagascar has touted as very effective in treating and preventing coronavirus. The East African country received...

Former Ethiopian minister jailed for corruption

A former communications minister of Ethiopia, Bereket Simon has been jailed for six years for corruption by a court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia. Bereket Simon,...

Kenya begins evacuations from flood-prone areas after many deaths

Evacuation of people in Kenya's flood-prone communities has started after the government said almost 200 deaths have been recorded. Over one hundred thousand people have...

Tanzania: Lab officials suspended after goat, pawpaw test positive for Covid-19

Tanzania's President has suspended the director of the country's National Health Laboratory together with its quality manager. They are to be probed after President John...

Covid-19 scare hits Tanzania parliament after 3 MPs died ‘mysteriously’

Tanzania's parliament has been hit by a covid-19 scare after three parliamentarians died of unknown causes in the past 11 days. On Friday Augustine Mahiga,...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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