Africa has a population of nearly 1.3 billion people and the continent was of concern to health experts especially the World Health Organization when...
Algeria and Egypt have confirmed more new cases of coronavirus infections signaling that Africa is now recording increased cases.
Until the weekend, the continent had...
Just days after he was appointed as interim president of Guinea-Bissau, Cipriano Cassama from the former ruling coalition, PAIGC has resigned.
Cassama's party lost last...
Many diplomats appointed by the administration of former president Omar al-Bashir have been sacked.
A Sudanese legal committee said on Saturday the diplomats were sacked...
Guinea Bissau now has two presidents and two prime ministers after opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president.
The former...
The 44-year-old Italian who tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria on Thursday attempted to escape from the isolation centre he was placed in.
The isolation...
Scientists are struggling to find a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus which continues to spread across the world.
But the World Health Organization says the...
Nigerian health officials have confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus in Lagos state.
That makes Nigeria the first West African country to record the...
Preparations for the 2021 general elections in Zambia, may already be underway, but for a number of stake holders, they are far from inspiring.
From...
Saudi Arabia has suspended pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina for people outside the country primarily due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
This year only residents...
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...
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...
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...