News24.com | US doubles down on sanctions on Zimbabwe officials
The United States on Wednesday expanded sanctions against two senior Zimbabwean officials accused of suppressing protests, demanding that Harare allow peaceful demonstrations. The Treasury Department said it was blocking any…
News24.com | Coronavirus case in Senegal holy city ahead of religious event
A novel coronavirus case has been confirmed in the central Senegalese city of Touba, the country’s health ministry said on Wednesday, ahead of a large religious gathering planned there later…
News24.com | Sudan says FBI to help probe PM assassination bid
American investigators will help Sudan with enquiries into a failed assassination attempt against Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, the Sudanese culture and information minister said on Wednesday. A Federal Bureau of…
News24.com | Zambia arrests 15-year-old for ‘defaming’ president on Facebook
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Zambia for allegedly defaming President Edgar Lungu in Facebook posts, police said on Wednesday as critics accuse the regime of turning increasingly authoritarian. The…
News24.com | Zimbabwe coronavirus suspect tests negative after hospital escape
A suspected coronavirus case who escaped from hospital in Zimbabwe tested negative on Wednesday, authorities said, after causing panic by eluding medical staff and running loose in the capital. The…
News24.com | Ivory Coast confirms first coronavirus case
Ivory Coast confirmed its first case of new coronavirus, a local national who had recently stayed in Italy, the government said on Wednesday. Africa has so far mostly escaped large…
News24.com | 46 tourists stuck on virus-hit Nile cruise boat fly home
Egyptian authorities said on Wednesday that 46 French and US tourists who had been quarantined on a coronavirus-hit Nile cruise boat have flown home. They were among dozens of foreign…
News24.com | First coronavirus death in Morocco, as DR Congo confirms first case
Morocco’s health ministry has confirmed the country’s first death linked to the new coronavirus was an 89-year-old woman who suffered from chronic health problems. The woman, a Moroccan citizen who…
News24.com | UPDATE | 8 killed in Boko Haram attack on army post in southeastern Niger
Niamey – An attack by Boko Haram jihadists on an army post in the southeastern Niger region of Diffa left eight dead and three missing, state radio said on Monday.…