Hackers on Thursday disrupted a virtual session of South Africa’s parliament, posting pornographic images in the second such incident since the coronavirus outbreak. The “meeting
Category: Africa
Coronavirus: Most Africans ‘will go hungry in 14-day lockdown’
More than two-thirds of people surveyed in 20 African countries said they would run out of food and water if they had to stay at
Malawi opposition leader in buoyant mood
Lazarus Chakwera, the leader of Malawi’s main opposition party, the Malawi Congress Party, has named the country’s sitting Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, as his running mate
Egypt says jailed filmmaker who mocked Sisi died from alcohol poisoning
Egypt has said alcohol poisoning caused the death in prison of filmmaker Shady Habash, who was detained after he made a music video mocking the
Somalia ‘risks being overwhelmed by coronavirus’
A global charity has warned that Somalia is being overwhelmed by a spike in coronavirus cases. The International Rescue Committee said the situation was on the verge
Nigerian man sentenced to death over Zoom
Nigerian court hearings that take place over the internet must be “fair, transparent and effective”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has told the BBC. The comments
Nigeria extends flight ban for four weeks
A ban on all flights in and out of Nigeria has been extended by four weeks from Friday. The initial ban was brought in at
Floods kill 200 people in Kenya after heavy rains
Floods and landslides in Kenya have killed nearly 200 people since heavy rain began last month across much of the country. Another 100,000 people have
Kenya to shut off two areas identified as virus hot-spots
Kenya’s government has identified two areas – one in the capital, Nairobi, and one in the coastal city of Mombasa – that will be shut
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s death penalty by Zoom ‘inhumane’
The sentencing to death of a Nigerian driver via Zoom is “inherently cruel and inhumane”, Human Rights Watch has said. It comes after Nigeria issued