News24.com | Sudan defence minister dies of heart attack in South Sudan
Sudan’s defence minister, General Gamal al-Din Omar, has died of a heart attack while on an official visit to neighbouring South Sudan, according to the Sudanese officials. Omar was in…
News24.com | At least 50 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
Boko Haram fighters killed at least 50 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near Goneri village in northern Yobe state, according to military officials and villagers. “The Nigerian military suffered some…
News24.com | Boko Haram attack kills nearly 100 Chadian troops
Boko Haram jihadists have killed nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in a seven-hour attack on an island army base, in their deadliest assault yet on the country’s armed forces. President Idriss…
News24.com | Economic fears as Africa escalates coronavirus response
African nations have ordered curfews and lockdowns in response to the growing coronavirus epidemic, raising fears of turmoil for low-income workers and cash-strapped governments across the continent. Cases have risen…
News24.com | France organises financial aid for Africa as coronavirus threat looms
France on Tuesday said it planned to organise financial aid for poor countries, especially in Africa, to help them from becoming future sources of coronavirus contamination. “We will have the…
News24.com | Coronavirus lockdowns cause more than 1 000 Algerian passengers to be stranded at an Istanbul airport
More than 1,000 Algerian passengers are stranded at Istanbul airport because of the new coronavirus pandemic, the facility’s operator said Tuesday, as Ankara urged Algiers to allow their return home.…
News24.com | Coronavirus: German army shipment of masks ‘vanished in Kenya’
A German army shipment of six million face masks needed to protect against the novel coronavirus has vanished in Kenya, the defence ministry in Berlin confirmed on Tuesday. “We are…
News24.com | ‘Several dead’ in unrest in southern Guinea
Several people have been killed in southern Guinea, according to local officials, in an outbreak of violence after the country’s contested constitutional referendum. The number killed in Nzerekore, the West…
News24.com | 64 Ethiopians found dead in cargo container in Mozambique
Sixty-four migrants from Ethiopia were found dead on Tuesday, crammed inside a freight container in the northwestern Mozambican province of Tete, a senior hospital official said. The victims were discovered…