News24.com | Covid-19: Ethiopia declares state of emergency
Ethiopia on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected 55 people and resulted in two deaths. It is the first state…
News24.com | ‘Everyone looks broken’ – Anger as forced coronavirus quarantine extended in Kenya
Nairobi – Hundreds of people held under mandatory quarantine in Kenya after returning from abroad are up in arms after the government extended their confinement for another 14 days. Around…
News24.com | African Development Bank chief accused of multiple violations, but denies charges
The head of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has been accused by bank staff of multiple abuses and breaches of the bank’s code of ethics, charges he flatly denied.…
News24.com | Coronavirus: Zimbabwe doctors sue over ‘dire shortage’ of protective gear
Zimbabwean doctors have filed a lawsuit aimed at compelling the government to beef up coronavirus protection for public hospitals and healthcare workers. In an application filed to the High Court…
News24.com | Ex-Chad dictator temporarily released from jail due to coronavirus
A Senegal judge has granted Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre two months’ leave from prison, where he is serving life for crimes against humanity, as the jail is being used…
News24.com | African bank chief accused of multiple violations
The head of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has been accused by bank staff of multiple abuses and breaches of the bank’s code of ethics, charges he flatly denied.…
News24.com | Guinean president enacts new constitution
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has enacted a new constitution following a referendum last month on changes that critics fear are aimed at extending his time in office. Changing the constitution…
News24.com | 20 Mali soldiers killed in jihadist attack
Some 20 Malian soldiers were killed in an apparent jihadist attack on Monday, local politicians and a military official said, in the latest bout of violence in the war-torn West…
News24.com | Zimbabwe police accused assaulting journalists during lockdown
An African media watchdog charged Monday that Zimbabwean police had assaulted a journalist and forced him to delete pictures of them enforcing a Covid-19 lockdown. Freelance journalist Panashe Makufa “was…