News24.com | Kidnapped Mali opposition leader ‘doing well’ as release talks under way
Mali’s opposition leader Soumaila Cisse is “doing well” a week after his kidnapping, his political movement said on Friday, as negotiations were under way with his captors for his release.…
News24.com | Virus crisis shines light on troubled North Africa health care
Rabat – The coronavirus pandemic has put the spotlight on shortcomings in health care in several North African countries, even as governments moved quickly to announce restrictions to limit the…
News24.com | Lesotho PM Thabane says rivals plotting to oust him, orders probe
Maseru – Embattled Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane on Friday ordered the security forces and intelligence service to probe his party rivals, whom he accused of plotting to topple his…
News24.com | Ethiopia races to bolster ventilator stockpile for coronavirus fight
Addis Ababa – In four years as a doctor in Ethiopia, Rediet Libanos has used a mechanical ventilator just once: on a patient who suffered a haemorrhagic stroke a few…
News24.com | Panic, confusion in DRC amid fears of virus explosion in Kinshasa
Kinshasa – Lack of resources, a muddle over confinement and incipient panic are hobbling the response to coronavirus in DR Congo, fuelling fears especially for Kinshasa, one of Africa’s largest…
News24.com | Nigerian man shot dead for flouting virus lockdown
A Nigerian man has been shot dead for allegedly flouting a stay-at-home order aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, police and a lawmaker said on Friday. Nigeria has introduced…
News24.com | Coronavirus wrap: Nigerian man shot dead for flouting lockdown, UK rush to build field hospitals and Germany to issue social distancing fines
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News24.com | Media watchdog says Algeria using virus to ‘settle scores’
Tunis – Reporters Without Borders has accused Algeria’s government of taking advantage of the coronavirus epidemic to “settle scores” with independent journalists, including those covering long-running anti-government protests. In a…
News24.com | Burkina Faso frees prisoners to stem virus spread
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso president Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Thursday pardoned more than 1 200 prisoners in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the poor…