News24.com | Nigeria confirms coronavirus case, first in sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria on Friday announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa. The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan earlier…
News24.com | Guinea Bissau candidate swears himself in as president despite vote row
Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, defying a bitter ongoing row about the outcome of the December 29 elections. “I swear on…
News24.com | US warns of attack threat against major hotel in Nairobi
The United States warned on Thursday that extremists may be plotting an attack against a major hotel in Nairobi, urging its citizens to be cautious. “The exact hotel has not…
News24.com | New Tunisia govt sworn in after winning confidence vote
Tunisia’s new government was sworn in Thursday after winning a parliamentary confidence vote that broke four months of post-election deadlock. Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh, thirty ministers and two secretaries of…
News24.com | African Union preparing 3 000-troop deployment to Sahel
The African Union said on Thursday that it expected to send a temporary deployment of 3 000 troops to West Africa’s Sahel region, where regional forces are struggling to respond…
News24.com | Malawi passes medical cannabis legislation
Malawi on Thursday became the latest African country to legalise the growing of cannabis, a crop that could supplement the tobacco industry, which has been the country’s economic mainstay. Lawmakers…
News24.com | At least 24 babies, pregnant teens freed from Nigeria ‘baby factory’
Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, a spokesman said on Thursday. “In a…
News24.com | Algerian president’s son acquitted in high-profile corruption case
The son of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been acquitted in a high-profile corruption case in which a prominent businessman was sentenced to prison, the national radio reported on Thursday.…
News24.com | Zimbabwe risks ‘deep humanitarian’ crisis, IMF warns
Zimbabwe faces a grim economic outlook this year and is also at risk of an extreme humanitarian crisis, the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday. An IMF team issued the…