News24.com | Mozambique investigates beheadings by suspected jihadists
Mozambican police on Saturday were investigating the deaths of two young men found beheaded in a northern province prone to jihadist attacks. Shadowy attacks blamed on Islamists have hit the…
News24.com | African Union recalls observer team for Guinea vote
The African Union on Friday said it was recalling a team to observe a constitutional referendum and legislative elections in Guinea on Sunday that have been overshadowed by fears of…
News24.com | Security forces surround home of Togo opposition rival
Togo’s security forces on Friday surrounded the home of a main opposition challenger, after he called for protests against the reelection of President Faure Gnassingbe. Former prime minister Agbeyome Kodjo…
News24.com | Vulnerable continent: Africa and the coronavirus
The first detected case of coronavirus in Africa highlights the vulnerability of the world’s poorest continent to outbreaks of contagious diseases. Much of Africa struggles with conflicts, poor health infrastructure,…
News24.com | Ruling party retains sweeping majority in Cameroon election
President Paul Biya’s party has retained an absolute majority in Cameroon’s parliament, the constitutional council announced on Friday after the controversial February 9 vote. His Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (RDPC)…
News24.com | Kenya court blocks flights from China over virus fears
Kenya’s high court on Friday ordered the suspension of flights from China after an uproar over the government allowing travellers into the country without compulsory quarantine for the new coronavirus.…
News24.com | Nigeria braces as coronavirus arrives in megacity Lagos
Residents of Nigeria’s economic hub Lagos scrambled for hygiene products on Friday, after the chaotic megacity of 20 million announced the first confirmed case of new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.…
News24.com | Angola prosecutors close in on dos Santos children
Angola’s former first son Jose Filomeno dos Santos has spent hours contemplating the marble floor and wood-panelled walls of Luanda’s Supreme Court where he has been on trial since December.…
New Zealand and Nigeria report first confirmed cases of coronavirus infection
Nigerian health ministry says infected Italian man arrived three days ago in Lagos, the most populated city on the African continent