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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…

Chad’s new junta named Albert Pahimi Padacke, a civilian as prime minister of a transitional government on Monday, but opposition leaders quickly dismissed the appointment. Padacke…

A year after Angolan authorities cracked down on her multibillion-dollar business empire, Africa’s once-richest woman is watching it crumble. From self-imposed exile in Dubai, Isabel dos Santos has been fighting a legal…

Chadian rebels claimed Saturday they have begun an advance on the capital N’djamena, from their position less than 300 Kms away. But Chad’s military countered it has bombarded rebels “to the verge of despair” to stop an…

Chad began funeral ceremonies yesterday for veteran ruler, Idriss Deby Itno, a key figure in the fight against the Sahel’s jihadist insurgency, as France and regional allies voiced…

France’s President Emmanuel Macron and some other heads of state attended the funeral ceremony of slain Chad’s president, Idriss Deby on Friday. Thousands of Chadians…

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that his country will not allow anyone to threaten the stability of Chad. Macron spoke in N’djamena in a tribute to…

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived N’djamena, the Chadian capital on Thursday night for the state burial  of President Idriss Deby taking place Friday(today). Deby, an ally of the west,…

The military yesterday dismissed concerns that the death of the President of Chad, Idriss Deby, may escalate the insurgency war in the North-east. Deby, who was re-elected for the sixth term recently, died…

There is currently confusion in Chad over the rumour that Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno who succeeded his father on Tuesday has been killed. What started as a social…

Chad has imposed a curfew and shut its borders after announcing the death of longtime president Idriss Deby Itno on Tuesday. Chad’s army dissolved government and parliament after announcing the death of longtime president…

Chad’s longtime ruler President Idriss Deby, a Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, was killed on the frontline against rebels in the north. His main ally, France, has about 5 100 troops based…

About 60,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine donated to South Sudan by the African Union, expired before they were used, health authorities in the country said on…