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Sudan’s PM says he is ‘in good shape’ after assassination attempt

Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok has said that he is "safe and in good shape" after surviving an assassination attempt in Khartoum. State television reported...

Sudan: Prime minister Hamdok survives assassination attempt

Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok has reportedly escaped unharmed after a bomb blast targeted his convoy in Khartoum. State television has reported that the prime...

Africa records first coronavirus death in Egypt

Egypt recorded its first Coronavirus death, the first also in Africa. Health officials said the patient was a German tourist who was being treated for...

Tunisia seeks new IMF deal, cuts 2020 growth forecast

Tunisia will seek a new loan deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), its prime minister said on Sunday, after slashing the country’s economic...

Sudan: Women decry slow progress on rights after Bashir’s exit

Sudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but 11 months on, activists are disappointed at a lack...

Egypt confirms 12 new coronavirus cases on a cruise boat

Egypt's health ministry has confirmed 12 more cases of coronavirus among occupants of a cruise boat on the River Nile. The boat was heading to...

Oldest Egyptian pyramid reopens to visitors

Egyptian officials have re-opened the country's oldest pyramid after many years of restoration work. Visitors can now tour the Djoser step pyramid in Saqqara which...

Algeria: Entire family of nine tests positive for coronavirus

An entire family of nine in Algeria tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, according to the country's health ministry. The new cases meant Algeria has...

Morocco is latest African country to record coronavirus case

Morocco’s health ministry on Monday said the country has recorded its first coronavirus case. The patient was a Moroccan man living in Italy who just...

Egypt and Algeria record new cases of coronavirus

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...

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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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