Police arrest 100 over Angola anti-government demos
At least 100 people were held following violent weekend anti-government protests in the Angolan capital Luanda, a senior government official announced Sunday. Anti-riot police fired...
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CDC: Africa’s confirmed virus cases pass 1.7 million
The number of confirmed cases in the African continent has reached 1,707,741, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Sunday....
Cameroon blames separatists for massacre of children
Cameroon’s government on Sunday blamed separatist fighters for the massacre of children in their classrooms in the English-speaking southwest of the country. It said there...
Seychelles opposition wins presidency for first time in 43 years
The Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced on Sunday, and winner Wavel Ramkalawan reaffirmed a pledge...
Moscow to assist Zimbabwe in overcoming consequences of EU, US sanctions
Russia will enhance investment cooperation with Zimbabwe and promote the African country’s socio-economic development to help it overcome the consequences of U.S. and EU sanctions,...
Samsung Electronics supremo Lee Kun-hee passes on at 78
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, died at the age of 78 on Sunday, the...
Ivory Coast clashes kill 11 in pre-election violence
At least 11 people died in intercommunal clashes in an Ivory Coast port town this week as tensions rise before an October election with President...
Guinea President Alpha Conde wins landslide re-election victory – preliminary results
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has won a landslide re-election victory, giving him a third term in office after official results from 37 of 38 voting...
Ransomware reportedly to blame for outage at US hospital chain
Health care provider Universal Health Services, one of the largest chains in the US, has been hit by an apparent ransomware attack, TechCrunch reported. UHS...
China: US ‘abusing power’ by squeezing TikTok
Beijing on Monday accused the Trump administration of abusing “national power” by trying to ban TikTok, as a federal court gave the video app’s US...