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Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane tendered resignation. Agence France-Presse reported this on Wednesday, citing military and diplomatic sources. Late on Monday, a source told…

South Africa’s governing African National Congress said it will look into the behaviour of its already suspended general secretary, Ace Magashule, after he and two other party members aimed veiled insults at ANC leaders last week.…

Prostitutes in Zimbabwe are now reportedly accepting buckets of maize and cups of beans as payment for their services. This special form of trade by barter is reportedly being utilised by the sex workers in the Dema Growth…

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that allowing Chad Republic to destabilise would spell serious consequences for the peace and security of the countries in the Sahel and Chad Basin regions. The President gave the…

The Federal Government has condemned the detention of interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane of Mali. Both officials who are in the transitional government of Mali were reportedly taken by soldiers to…

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, who owns the largest cement factory in Tanzania, on Monday pledged to put up more investments in the country. A statement issued by the…

Lava from a volcano that erupted in Democratic Republic of Congo is reaching the airport in Goma, a volcanologist said on Saturday as the government activated plans to evacuate the city. Dario Tedesco, a volcanologist…

Social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have been restricted in Ethiopia, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said on Monday. “Network data show Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram restricted in #Ethiopia,”…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Republic of Chad that Nigeria will support the country’s democratic transition. Buhari made this known on Friday when he hosted Mahamat Déby, president of Chad’s transitional…

The World Bank says Nigeria is responsible for over 40 percent of diaspora remittances in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). In a statement on Wednesday, the Washington-based financial institution said remittances to SSA declined…

Two transgender Cameroonians were sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison in Cameroon, where gay sex is illegal, for “attempting homosexuality”, their lawyer told AFP. Loc Djeukam, well-known on social media under…

The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has fixed the cost of COVID-19 testing, whether PCR or otherwise, at $50 at all points of entry from May 17, 2021. The Secretary to the Government of the…

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament, paving the way for the appointment of MPs from opposing sides in the country’s five-year civil war. Activists and civil society groups say the move is long…

Four boats carrying more than 500 migrants landed in Lampedusa after being intercepted by Italian authorities off the coast of the Mediterranean island, ANSA news…

The director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, says Africa is the only region that developed a unified strategy on COVID-19. Speaking on Saturday at the emergency virtual meeting of…

Chadian police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse protesters, who defied a ban to demonstrate against the junta that took power after longtime ruler Idriss Deby Itno died fighting rebels. Military…

The new Nigeria Visa Policy 2020 (NVP 2020) is worthy of emulation in Africa. Dr Benson Bana, Tanzanian High Commissioner to Nigeria, said this known on the sidelines of the Tanzania-Nigeria Tourism, Investment and…

The National Security has busted a 13-member gang involved in the printing and distribution of fake currency notes to unsuspecting victims, mostly foreign nationals. A statement issued by the National Security…

When Edith Serem received her COVID-19 vaccination last month at a hospital in Nairobi where she works as a doctor, nurses jokingly warned she might start speaking in a foreign language. Serem said some colleagues…

Chad’s military rulers on Sunday named a new transitional government that will run the country for 18 months, till another election is held.…

South Africa’s drug regulator has said that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine can be given to pregnant women with co-morbidities or at high risk of contracting the coronavirus. The South African health ministry said…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the governing party “could and should” have done more to prevent corruption under…

Fighting between the army and jihadists in the Lake Chad region on Tuesday left at least 12 Chadians dead, a provincial governor told AFP. Mahamat Fadoul…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday cautioned Africa to beware of China’s growing role as he vowed a greater US commitment in talks…