Egypt reports 919 new coronavirus cases, 46 deaths on Sunday
Egypt reported 919 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total infection tally officially to 375,330 since the outbreak began…
Uganda, DRC Claim 35 Rebels Held in Fighting
The Democratic Republic of Congo army and its Ugandan allies said Sunday they had destroyed rebel “strongholds” in the country’s…
Swiss company helps recycle Morocco’s organic waste
In Morocco, a Swiss company is helping to process organic waste. EV or Green Elephant has an annual turnover of…
Malawi: Govt Says Malaria Is Claiming More Lives Than Covid-19
Malaria is killing more people in Malawi than Covid-19, the National Malaria Control Programme Manager Dr. Michael Kayange has disclosed.…
Nigerian troops raid Turji’s hideout, kill scores of terrorists in Zamfara, Sokoto forests
A notorious bandit terrorist leader, Bello Turji, is reportedly ‘incapacitated’ after sustaining severe injuries when military fighter jets raided his…
Kidnapped Imo monarch, youth leader found dead
The traditional ruler of Ihitte Ihube autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, Paul Ogbu, who…
South Africa: Government Notes Fitch’s SA Debt Rating
Government has noted Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘BB-‘ and revise…
Cholera outbreak kills 9 in DR Congo’s Haut-Lomami Province
Nine people have died of cholera in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Haut-Lomami Province. Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)…
Africa: Over 225,000 Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent
As of December 17, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 9,090,268 while over 171,295,084 vaccinations have…
Average number of daily cases over 20 000 in SA’s fourth COVID-19 wave: Phaahla
A medical worker takes a sample for COVID-19 during a community testing. Health Minister, Joe Phaahla says South Africa is…
DRC anti-graft chief says $530m mining payments missing
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s central bank has failed to account for $530-million that State mining company Gecamines says it…
Tunisia: Debt – Tunisia Should Initiate New Social Compact – Analysis
An analysis conducted by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and erlassjahr.de called on Tunisia to initiate a new social compact that must…
Third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit kicks off in Istanbul
The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit began Thursday with a meeting of high-level government officials in Istanbul, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said…
Ethiopia’s President hints at national dialogue to end conflict
Ethiopia is seeking more collaboration with other African countries to help its struggle with the ongoing internal conflicts. The Ethiopian…
Shell shareholders support move to the UK
Shell shareholders have overwhelmingly backed plans to switch the oil giant’s headquarters from the Netherlands to Britain after a century…
Kenya: KMPDU Urges Creation of Covid-19 Vaccine Policy to Boost Pandemic Response
The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has called on the government to create a COVID-19 vaccine policy…
Why I left my newborn baby for dead: young mother ‘lost her mind’ after rape
With scores of babies dumped in dustbins, the veld and pit latrines across the country this year, a woman from…
Africa needs liberalised air market more than Kenya Airways-SAA partnership
Serial lossmakers South African Airways and Kenya Airways signed a strategic partnership framework in November as a step towards starting…
Senegal national dish added to UNESCO heritage list
The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO on Wednesday added Senegal’s national dish, a rice-and-fish platter called “thiebou dieune”, to its…
Poachers kill 24 rhinos in South Africa in two weeks
Members of the media film as a ranger performs a post mortem on the carcass of a rhino after it…