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Mali military junta announces vague transition programme
The junta who ousted Mali’s elected president and government in a military coup promised on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a “reasonable”…
Faces of Mali’s coup leaders
Tuesday’s military coup in Mali that supplanted the government of President Boubacar Keita was led by two colonels: Sadio Camara and Malick Diaw. According a Malian journalist, Seydou Oumar…
Army Mutiny: ECOWAS suspends Mali, borders shut
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Tuesday it has suspended Mali membership and also closed its member states’ borders with the country. The decision came after…
UN demands restoration of constitutional order in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reacted to the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for the restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in the…
BREAKING: Malian President, Ibrahim Keita resigns
Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned. Keita on Wednesday said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed”, hours after his arrest by troops. Rebel soldiers…
BREAKING: Soldiers ‘arrest’ Mali president
Gunfire was heard on Tuesday at an army base outside Bamako, capital of Mali, as security sources said a mutiny was underway. According to Reuters, soldiers fired their guns into…
COVID-19: Ghana may resume international flights September 1
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana says the country is working towards reopening the country’s air space for international travel by September 1, 2020. The president delivered his 15th…
Ghana opens all tertiary schools next week for final year students
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana said late Sunday that tertiary schools will reopen on Aug. 24 for students who have yet to complete the academic year. The government will put…
They had a year’s notice – Ghanaian govt reacts to alleged maltreatment of Nigerian traders
Ghanaian government has faulted the alleged maltreatment of Nigerian traders in the country, saying that they were given enough time to comply with GIPC laws. Disclosing this on…
South Africa lifts toughest COVID-19 restrictions today
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday announced that stringent Covid-19 regulations would be eased on Sunday as the country’s infection rate falls. The government will…
South Africa arrests 298,000 for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules
South African police arrested a total of 298,252 people for breaking lockdown rules from April 1 to June 30, but crime rate declined. Police Minister Bheki Cele gave the figure when…
Angolan court sentences ex-leader’s son to 5 years for fraud
Angola’s Supreme Court on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of the oil-rich country’s former president, for fraud when he headed the…
Scare as Africa number of coronavirus cases exceed 1 million
There is panic across the continent as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa has exceeded 1 million with experts saying the number may be way higher. Global health experts have said that the true number of Africa’s…
Flood displaces 150,000 in South Sudan
At least 150,000 people have been uprooted from their homes due to heavy flooding in the eastern Jonglei state in South Sudan, local authorities said on Friday. Gabriel Deng Ajak, state…
COVID-19: WHO sends 40-man team of experts to South Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sent a 40-man team of experts to South Africa to boost the country’s COVID-19 response. WHO Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville,…
COVID-19 cases in South Africa top 500,000
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Africa have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday. This happened as cases in Africa as a whole are approaching a million.…
Man kills his 3 children by throwing them in front of speeding train
A man has killed his three little children, by placing them in front of a speeding train. The tragedy happened Friday south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, security sources said.…
Zimbabwe accuses ECONET Wireless of money laundering
Zimbabwean police have accused the country’s largest telecom operator ECONET Wireless of money laundering. They have thus issued a warrant asking it to hand over a list of its mobile money…
Coronavirus lays bare S.African’s toxic relationship with alcohol
In few other countries in the world have COVID-19 and alcohol consumption become so dangerously intertwined. With 324,221 cases, South Africa is the sixth most infected country in the world for…
SADTU, Naptosa want South African schools shut amid COVID-19 explosion
Two teachers’ unions in South Africa have called for the closure of all schools as COVID-19 cases escalated in the country. Teachers and pupils have been affected. The…
South Africa slams curfew in new COVID-19 measure
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new round of COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday in response to the country’s rising rate of infections. “From Monday onwards, a…
‘South Africa’s vaccine result expected in December’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday urged countries to start building and boosting their public health system, especially in investing in local capacities for the…
Ivory Coast Prime Minister, Gon Coulibaly dies
Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for the next presidential election, has died at the age of 61. He reportedly died after…
Mahama picks female ex-minister Opoku-Agyemang as running mate
Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has named former Minister for Education Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his presidential running mate ahead of the country’s general election in…