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U.N provides $13mln grant for Cyclone Kenneth victims

The United Nations on Sunday announced that it will be providing a grant of $13 million to Mozambique and Comoros after Cyclone Kenneth battered...

Cyclone Kenneth: Many villages in Mozambique destroyed

Several villages in Mozambique have been flattened by Cyclone Kenneth, leaving many homeless. Major buildings and essential facilities like including communications have been destroyed by...

Cyclone Kenneth: Mozambique and Comoros battered

Another deadly tropical storm Cyclone Kenneth on Thursday battered Comoros and Mozambique destroying homes and displacing people. In Comoros, authorities said at least three people...

Mozambique: Cyclone victims forced to trade sex for aid

Aid workers in Mozambique are forcing cyclone victims to trade sex for aid, according to Human Rights Watch. The group claimed local officials in areas...

[Photos] – South Africa’s roadside chicken sellers

Mathapelo Setona has been selling chicken at Mfuleni’s taxi rank for a year. She is 18 years old and from Lesotho. She lives with her...

South Africa: Dozens killed in Easter church collapse

A church in South Africa on Thursday collapsed as congregants in Dlangubo begin series of activities to mark the Easter festivity. Local media reported that...

South Africa’s growth rate to slow due to blackouts

South Africa since last year has been experiencing major power cuts due to the challenges confronting its power producer Eskom. The company is struggling to...

Zimbabwe needs $613mln aid to feed it’s citizens

Zimbabwe, one of the countries affected by the deadly Cyclone Idai is in dire need of millions of dollars to rebuild parts of the...

Relief items for cyclone victims in Mozambique diverted

Prosecutors in Mozambique have arrested three people who are to face prosecution for allegedly misappropriating relief items meant for victims of last month's deadly...

How load shedding in South Africa is affecting the nation

What is load shedding? Load shedding is essentially the shutting down of specific power grids in order to save electricity and distribute it to other...

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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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