Rwanda has reversed its planned easing of coronavirus restrictions on Monday after recording the first death from the virus and a rise in new cases.
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Rwanda bans charcoal for cooking in Kigali
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Tanzanian jihadists ‘killed’ in Mozambique offensive
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Nigeria to reopen churches, mosques and hotels
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Nigerian men arrested for raping a 12-year-old girl
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Russia and Turkey risk turning Libya into another Syria
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Landmine blast kills Somali minibus passengers
At least 10 people have been killed after a minibus hit a landmine near Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, police and witnesses have said. The passengers, mostly
Tanzania’s Magufuli gives ex-presidents peacocks
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has given 100 peacocks to former heads of state as a way of thanking them for looking after the birds when
South Africans can buy alcohol from Monday
South Africans will be able to buy alcohol from Monday for the first time in two months, as the government eases one of the toughest