Sudan’s former premier Sadiq al-Mahdi dies
Sudan’s former Prime Minister and leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from the novel coronavirus, the NUP announced in a...
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Algeria imposes fresh coronavirus restrictions
Algeria imposed new coronavirus restrictions Sunday, closing sport and cultural centres as well as beaches after a spike in infections. The government called on Algerians...
Former Ghanaian leader JJ Rawlings ‘dies of coronavirus’
File Photo Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, according to multiple reports from Ghanaian media....
Fugitive Ivory Coast opposition chief arrested
Fugitive Ivory Coast opposition leader Pascal Affi N’Guessan has been arrested north of Abidjan, officials and his party said Saturday, as prosecutors investigate President Alassane...
Kenya launches human trials of virus vaccine
About forty volunteers, mostly front-line health workers, are participating in COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in Kenya. The trial phase of the vaccine, developed by the...
WHO: Coronavirus deaths increase in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa says there are over 43,000 COVID-19 deaths on the African continent. The UN health agency gave...
Ivorians await results after tense presidential ballot
Ivory Coast officials prepared to tally results Sunday after a tense presidential ballot marked by an opposition boycott and protests over President Alassane’s Ouattara bid...
Liberian president clears air on seeking third term
Reuters The president of Liberia, George Weah, has insisted he will not stay in office beyond a second term. His Chief of Staff, Nathaniel McGill,...
Guinea’s president wins controversial third term
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has won 59.49 per cent of votes in a hotly contested election where he sought a controversial third term, according to...
At least 22 killed in Ghana church collapse
At least 22 people, including a baby, were killed when an unfinished three-storey building collapsed in eastern Ghana, emergency officials said on Friday. The accident...