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Armyworms destroy thousands of hectares of crops in Malawi

Officials in Malawi have announced that army-worms have destroyed 2,000 hectares of crops in the country. The worms have also spread to nine of...

Tanzanian lawmaker jailed six months for assaulting policemen

Peter Lijualikali, a Member of Parliament for Kilombero in south-western Tanzania will spend the next six months in prison for assaulting policemen in March...

South Africa freedom fighter granted parole after 27 years

Kenny Motsamai says he plans to open a car wash after being released from prison. Photo Credit: mg   South Africa has granted one of its...

Angola confirms its first cases of Zika virus

Zika virus has been recorded in Angola. The country confirmed on Wednesday that it had recorded first two cases of the virus. Reuters news agency...

South African youth leader wants “second revolution”

African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Collen Maine speaks in an interview, in Johannesburg, South Africa January 9, 2017. Photo Credit: Reuters   South Africa's...

South African athlete Caster Semenya shares pics of her wedding, row over her gender re-emerges

Caster Semenya married her long-time partner Violet Raseboya.   South African Olympic gold medallist runner Caster Semenya - who found herself at the centre of a row...

AU Commission chair given boost in South Africa leadership race

The chances of South African President Jacob Zuma's ex-wife, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, becoming the next leader of the African National Congress were given a boost...

Germany is sued in U.S. over early-1900s Namibia slaughter

Germany was sued for damages in the United States on Thursday by descendants of the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, for what they...

Women’s ‘day off for periods’ sparks debate in Zambia

Mutinta Musokotwane-Chikopela, a mother says there are already too many holidays in Zambia. Photo Credit: BBC Discussing female menstruation publicly is something of a taboo...

Zambia’s Edgar Lungu orders military to fight army worms

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has called in the air force to help contain an invasion of army worms in maize fields, his spokesman has...

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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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