The number of prisoners who have tested positive for coronavirus in a correctional facility in South Africa has increased by 49 in two days. The
Category: Africa
Mozambique ‘riots over Boda Boda ban’
Rioting broke out in the Mozambican port city of Nacala on Wednesday after the authorities tried to ban motorcycle taxis, according to a report in
Rwanda starts trial by video
Rwanda’s courts have started to conduct trials through video link-up in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a room at Kigali metropolitan
SA president stands up for WHO against Trump
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also the current head of the African Union (AU), has defended the World Health Organization (WHO) following President
Tanzanian whistleblower intends to challenge the judgement
The lawyer for the founder of the Tanzanian whistleblowing website Jamii Forums has said his client, Maxence Melo, will challenge a court judgement against him.
Libyan coronavirus hospital closes amid attacks
Libya’s UN-backed government says it has suspended activity at one of the main hospitals hospitals in the capital, Tripoli, which has been repeatedly targeted in
Hopes dashed in DR Congo as new Ebola case reported
Just two days before the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was to be declared over, the World Health Organization (WHO) says
South Africa Lockdown extension condemned
The decision to extend South Africa’s lockdown until the end of April will create an economic disaster, the main opposition party has warned. The country
Police arrest DR Congo president’s chief of staff
The chief of staff to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested on Wednesday in the capital, Kinshasa, after hours of questioning
SA records highest coronavirus deaths in a day
South Africa has announced the death of five patients who were undergoing treatment for coronavirus, the highest to be reported in a day so far.