Doctors have accused Egypt’s health ministry of negligence in its handling of Covid-19 and said it bears “full responsibility” for medics’ deaths. A union said
Category: Africa
Why the US is targeting a flamboyant Nigerian banker
The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank’s Nigerian head, writes former BBC Africa Business editor
Tanzanian opposition MP found guilty of sedition
Tanzanian opposition politician Zitto Kabwe has been found guilty of sedition and given a one-year suspended sentence. But he would liable to further punishment if
Nigeria hospitals rejecting patients over virus fears
More Nigerians are dying because they are not receiving hospital treatment for other diseases than are killed by the coronavirus itself, the head of the
Outrage over kidnapping and killing of Somali medics
The United Nations office in Somalia has described the abduction and killing of seven health workers and a civilian as an outrage. The kidnapping on Wednesday
Mauritius to end lockdown but beaches remain closed
The prime minister of Mauritius has announced the lifting of the strict coronavirus lockdown from Sunday. Since 20 March the Indian Ocean island nation, a
Detained Burundian politician freed after elections
Burundi parliamentary candidate Cathy Kezimana, who was arrested whilst campaigning earlier in May, has been released from prison. Her party, the National Freedom Council (CNL),
Nigerian Air Force researchers unveil new ventilator
Nigeria’s Air Force Institute of Technology, based in Kaduna, has unveiled locally made ventilators that it hopes will be a game changer in the country’s
Malema virus warning: ‘Don’t go to church, you’ll die’
South Africa’s firebrand opposition politician Julius Malema has urged people not to fall for the “trap” of going to church, saying they will die after
Ethiopian army ‘shot man dead because phone rang’ – Amnesty
An Ethiopian soldier shot a man dead in front of several people after his phone rang during a public meeting, Amnesty International says. It is