Burkina Faso reports Sub-Saharan Africa’s first coronavirus death
Sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the…
Anti-government protests thwarted as Algeria bans street marches over coronavirus
Issued on: 18/03/2020 – 02:08 Algeria has banned street protests over the coronavirus, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Tuesday, bringing…
How is the WHO preparing for a Covid-19 emergency in Africa
Issued on: 17/03/2020 – 18:50 It’s a global concern and a growing one in AfricaThe coronavirus has now been confirmed…
Tourists stuck in Morocco after links to Europe restricted over coronavirus
Issued on: 14/03/2020 – 16:40Modified: 14/03/2020 – 16:40 Tourists from a number of European countries were unable to leave after…
Canadian, Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 released in Mali
Issued on: 14/03/2020 – 12:08Modified: 14/03/2020 – 12:10 A Canadian woman and Italian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso in December…
Kenya, Ethiopia join growing list of countries dealing with coronavirus in Africa
Issued on: 14/03/2020 – 07:40Modified: 14/03/2020 – 07:40 Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Guinea and Mauritania all confirmed their first cases of…
In Africa, coronavirus cases rise as NGOs praise gov’t transparency, fear weak health systems
Cases of the new coronavirus are ramping up in Africa, with six new countries announcing confirmed infections in the past…
Food crisis looms as Kenya endures locust infestation
Since the start of the year, East Africa has been suffering from an invasion of desert locusts, which are multiplying…
Coronavirus outbreak: 12 out of 54 African countries report infections
Issued on: 12/03/2020 – 22:34Modified: 12/03/2020 – 22:34 Twelve out of Africa’s 54 countries have reported cases of coronavirus, however…
Is Africa, with its low rates so far, ready to face the coronavirus pandemic?
As the global coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve, Africa, so far, has been spared the infection rates seen in countries…
Coronavirus outbreak: 13 cases confirmed in South Africa
Issued on: 11/03/2020 – 22:11Modified: 11/03/2020 – 22:11 The World Health Organization has labelled the coronavirus as a pandemic, this…
Key Algerian opposition figure sentenced for ‘undermining national unity’, lawyer says
Issued on: 11/03/2020 – 22:05Modified: 11/03/2020 – 22:05 A court in Algiers Wednesday sentenced Karim Tabbou, a key figure in…
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I tried several RSS feed generators and the one that worked best, aside from being the simplest, was RSS.app. It’s…
Families mark anniversary of Ethiopia Airlines crash
Issued on: 10/03/2020 – 23:35Modified: 10/03/2020 – 23:35 In tonight’s edition: Bereaved families who lostloved ones aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight…
Ethiopian Airlines crash: ‘I saw body parts being taken in white bags’
It’s been one year since Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed killing all 157 people on board. It was the second…
South African designer Thebe Magugu wows Paris Fashion Week
In this edition of Across Africa we take you to eastern Ethiopia where refugees from kenya’s Kakuma camp are finally…
Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya
Image copyright Hirola conservancy Image caption The giraffes lived in an unfenced conservancy Two extremely rare white giraffes have been…
South African court clears Cyril Ramaphosa over donation
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Cyril Ramaphosa has repeatedly denied wrongdoing South Africa’s High Court has dismissed the…
Nigeria’s dethroned Emir of Kano accepts removal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Muhammadu Sanusi II is a former governor of Nigeria’s central bank One of Nigeria’s…
Boeing 737 Max: ‘Nothing will ever be the same’
Image copyright Adrian Toole Image caption Adrian Toole and his late daughter Joanna “I learn to cope but nothing will…