Kenya to take part in Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials
Kenya will participate in final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca…
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Zambia to reopen schools and bars
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has announced the reopening of schools and bars as Covid-19 cases…
Nigeria’s state passes law to castrate child rapists
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have approved surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of…
Rwandan man ‘badly beaten by police’ dies
A Rwandan man died in hospital after being badly assaulted by a police officer who…
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….
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Egypt has temporarily withdrawn from the renewed talks on the future of a giant hydropower…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…