News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: Hike in Spain daily deaths, UK parliament returns and Iran releases 1 000 foreigners
Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. FOLLOW LIVE | President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this evening on relief…
News24.com | UN slaps sanctions on Central Africa rebel chief
The UN Security Council on Monday imposed sanctions on Central African Republic rebel leader Abdoulaye Miskine, who last year signed a peace agreement between the government and armed groups. Miskine,…
News24.com | Covid-19: Zimbabwe court orders police to stop harassing journalists
A Zimbabwean high court on Monday ordered police to desist from arresting, detaining or interfering with the work of journalists providing coverage during the Covid-19 lockdown. The Media Institute of…
News24.com | SA steps in to ensure Lesotho carries out ‘dignified, secure’ exit for embattled PM
South Africa has stepped in to ensure the Lesotho government carries out a “dignified and secure” exit deal for Prime Minister Thomas Thabane – who is suspected to have had…
News24.com | Can Africa’s healthcare system cope with coronavirus pandemic?
Sub-Saharan Africa could be plunged into its first recession in 25 years as the global health crisis brought on by the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc in the region. Many countries,…
News24.com | Bandits kill 47 people in north of Nigeria: police
Bandits killed 47 people in coordinated attacks against several farming villages in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, the president’s office and local police said on Sunday. Men mounted on motorbikes carried…
News24.com | Tunisia extends curfew to curb spread of coronavirus, promises easing from early May
Tunis – Tunisia’s Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh has announced that a lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus will be extended to 3 May before it is progressively eased. The…
News24.com | Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case in conflict-hit Borno
Lagos – Nigeria on Monday confirmed its first coronavirus infection in the insurgency-hit northeast of the country, after a medic with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) died from Covid-19. The region…
News24.com | Mali holds election runoff, despite coronavirus and jihadist threats
Bamako – Mali was voting on Sunday in the final round of a legislative election that aims to revive public faith in the country’s embattled institutions despite a bloody jihadist…