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Sudan: Diplomats with alleged links to ex-leader Bashir sacked

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...

Six Egyptian tourists test positive for Coronavirus

Egyptian authorities have been testing staff at the site where tourists later diagnosed with the novel coronavirus had stayed before returning to France, Egypt’s...

Tunisia’s coalition government gets the backing of parliament

Tunisia’s parliament approved a new coalition government in a confidence vote on Thursday, after months of political wrangling that has slowed the north African...

Egypt buries former president Mubarak

Egypt on Wednesday held a military funeral in Cairo for its former President Hosni Mubarak, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. Hosni...

Algeria becomes second African country to confirm coronavirus case

The Algerian health minister on Tuesday confirmed the country's first case of the coronavirus. Algeria becomes the second country in Africa to make such an...

Egypt’s former President Mubarak dies aged 91

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who held power for 30 years until he was ousted in 2011 in a popular uprising against corruption and...

First man with coronavirus in Africa ‘no longer’ carries the virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the first person diagnosed with coronavirus in Africa has recovered from the virus. The person who was...

Libya: UN-backed government pulls out of peace talks

The UN-backed Libyan government has pulled out of peace talks in Geneva after eastern Libyan forces attacked the sea port of Libya’s capital on...

Anouar Rahmani: The Algerian journalist facing jail term for social media posts

Algerian journalist and human rights defender Anouar Rahmani may spend up to two years in prison for his social media posts, criticizing high-level government...

Africa records its first case of coronavirus in Egypt

The World Health Organization on Friday night confirmed that Africa has now recorded its first case of Coronavirus in Egypt. In a statement Egypt's Health...

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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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