News24.com | Boko Haram bombers kill seven in Cameroon
Seven people were killed when two suicide bombers, suspected to be members of Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadist group, attacked a village in northern Cameroon on Sunday, police and a local…
News24.com | African countries are working together to battle Covid-19: Ramaphosa
Africa needs to act swiftly and to undertake extraordinary measures if it is to prevail in the battle against the Covid-19 coronavirus. This is the message from President Cyril Ramaphosa,…
News24.com | Morocco to free over 5,000 prisoners to slow virus spread
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Sunday pardoned more than 5,600 prisoners and ordered their release in stages to avoid contagion in the country’s overcrowded jails. The justice ministry said the…
News24.com | South Sudan reports first coronavirus case
South Sudan reported its first coronavirus case on Sunday, one of the last African nations to confirm the presence of Covid-19 within its borders. “South Sudan confirms one case of…
News24.com | Jailed Ivory Coast opposition leader needs treatment: Amnesty
Amnesty International has appealed to the government of Ivory Coast to grant urgent independent medical care to jailed opposition leader Alain Lobognon. Lobognon, who is also a deputy, was arrested…
News24.com | Nigeria eyes $1.3bn health fund to tackle virus
Nigeria is looking to set up a $1.3 billion (1.2 billion euro) fund to boost its fragile healthcare system for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Saturday. Finance…
News24.com | ‘True friend’ China helps Algeria battle coronavirus
As adversity strikes in the form of the coronavirus pandemic, Algeria has found a helping hand in China, an old friend and the top exporter to Africa’s largest country. An…
News24.com | Tunisian parliament grants PM special powers amid pandemic
Tunisia’s parliament on Saturday gave the prime minister special powers for two months to allow for the accelerated adoption of measures to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Prime…
News24.com | Malawi president takes wage cut to fund virus fight
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika said Saturday he was taking a wage cut to help fund the fight against the coronavirus, and ordered his government to the same. Mutharika said in…