Covid-19: Dozens of South Sudan medics test positive
South Sudan’s health ministry says about 78 frontline healthcare workers have tested positive for Covid-19….
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Egypt withdraws from latest Nile dam talks
Egypt has temporarily withdrawn from the renewed talks on the future of a giant hydropower…
Another Nigerian airline sacks employees due to COVID-19
A Nigerian airline has sacked more than 100 pilots and engineers in another wave of…
Kenya hotels allowed to sell alcohol in rooms
Kenya’s tourism minister has clarified that hotels and resorts are allowed to sell alcohol in…
Mozambique declares second virus emergency
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has announced another 30 days of emergency from Friday midnight in…
Botswana bans alcohol sales
Botswana’s government has banned the sale of alcohol and suspended all liquor licences. A gazette…
Gambian leader declares state of emergency
Gambian President Adama Barrow has declared a state of emergency and introduced nationwide night curfew…
Shoprite fires 115 staff, closes second store in four months
Africa’s largest supermarket chain Shoprite Holdings will lay off 115 workers and close its second…
Fired Zambian minister gets his wife’s support after nude video leaks
The wife of Zambia’s former Education Minister has publicly supported him days after he was…
Kenya releases a list of quarantine-exempt countries
The Kenyan government has released the list of countries from which travellers will be exempt…