Tanzania has closed most centres designated to handle Covid-19 patients. The government said that a significant drop in the number of coronavirus infections led to
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SA coronavirus cases pass 200,000
Coronavirus cases in South Africa have passed the 200,000 mark. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said four provinces were at risk of a surge adding that
Kenyan schools to stay closed until 2021
Kenya’s education ministry has said that all primary and secondary schools will reopen next year. The ministry said all students would resume studies in their
Kenyan protesters tear-gassed and arrested
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas at people taking part in an annual protest march in the capital, Nairobi. Several activists were arrested. The
180 bodies found in Burkina Faso mass graves
Bodies of at least 180 men have been found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The
SA widow ‘traumatised after burying wrong man’
A South African woman had to hold two funeral services for her husband who had died from Covid-19 after it was discovered that his body
Somalia restaurant attack: Six killed by al-Shabab
A bomb explosion at a restaurant in the southern Somali town of Baidoa has killed six people, officials have told the BBC. There has also
Rwanda MPs to endorse president more powers
Rwandan lawmakers have endorsed plans to give more powers to the president to create and disband public institutions and state-owned companies as the country seeks
South Sudan drops out of AU
The African Union (AU) has suspended South Sudan from the continental body over failure to honour its financial obligations over the past three years. A
China to cancel interest-free loans to African nations
China will cancel interest-free loans to African countries that are due to mature by the end of 2020, President Xi Jinping has announced. He told