Kenya has recorded a “staggering” number of new cases of coronavirus, Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe has said. Announcing the latest figures, he said that the
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Algeria recalls France ambassador after protest film
Algeria has recalled its ambassador to France in response to a documentary on the protest movement in Algeria that was broadcast on French television on
Thirty Tunisians hospitalised after Eid alcohol poisoning
Six people have died and around 30 others hospitalised in Tunisia since Sunday after drinking tainted homemade alcohol. The alcohol was consumed across several towns
South Africa to reopen places of worship
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that places of worship with be reopened on 1 June with strict guidelines to prevent the spread of
Zimbabwe arrests 40,000 people for ‘violating lockdown’
Two journalists who’d been interviewing alleged victims of state torture are among more than 40,000 people that Zimbabwean police say they’ve arrested for breaking lockdown
Zimbabwe accused of using lockdown to silence reporters
Two Zimbabwean journalists who’d been charged with violating lockdown regulations have now been freed on bail, amid accusations the government is using the lockdown to
The US accuses Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya
The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries allied to the rogue general Khalifa Haftar. The head
Fight erupts in DR Congo as deputy-speaker is fired
A close ally of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been removed from office following claims he wanted $7m (£5.5m) to organise
Kenya looks for 400 coronavirus vaccine volunteers
Researchers in Kenya are calling for 400 volunteers to take part in a trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine pioneered by the University of Oxford.
Zambian jailed gay couple pardoned in a presidential amnesty
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has pardoned two men who were jailed last year for having sex with each other. Their 15-year sentence triggered a diplomatic