By Neelam Rahim The renewed tribal clashes in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state have killed seven people, state media...
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The Africa Report: Update on Angola and Kenya post elections
By Neelam Rahim In discussion with Radio Islam International on this week's Africa Report, Dr Mustafa Mehta spoke...
Africa Climate Weeks kicks off in Gabon as drought and floods loom
Umamah Bakharia The UN's Africa Climate Week is underway in Libreville, Gabon, with more than 1 000 participants...
Malawi Inaugurates New President
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‘You Are Not Gods,’ Uganda’s President to the WHO
Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni has expressed frustration with the World Health Organisation. He said they were not ‘gods’ and should be modest when setting out guidelines to manage the spread of the coronavirus. Museveni was addressing the country on Monday,...
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[LISTEN] Gerrie Nel to Assist Botswana in High Profile Money-Laundering & Fraud Case
Faizel Patel – 23/06/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) AfriForum says it is going to assist Botswana in a high-profile money-laundering and fraud case involving huge sums of cash, allegedly funnelled into South African bank accounts. Botswana's director of public...
China Promises to Give Vaccine to Africa First
China, which is currently number one in the race to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus, has promised to give it to Africa first. The World Health Organisation says five out of 10 potential vaccines undergoing clinical trials have been developed by Chinese...
COVID-19 Facility Established by Al-Shabaab
In Somalia, al-Shabab has set up a COVID-19 isolation and care facility. The facility is being viewed as a sign that the group is taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously. The facility, set up in Jilib, includes a 24 hour hotline. Africa News reports Sheikh Mohamed...
Moroccon Diplomat Requested to Leave Algeria over ‘Enemy’ Remarks
A Moroccan diplomat was forced to leave Algeria, after he was requested to do so by the country’s authorities. Arab News reports that the consul left Morocco last Thursday on a Royal Air Maroc repatriation flight, intended for nationals stranded in Algeria. Consul...
Nile Nations Attempt to Reduce Tensions, End Deadlock over Dam
Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have resumed talks to resolve the row over the Grand Renaissance Dam, on the Nile. The dam, when complete, will be Africa's biggest hydroelectric power plant. The construction of the dam had begun in 2011 on the Blue Nile tributary in...
US Demands Strict Conditions on Zimbabwe Coronavirus Aid
Zimbabwe does not qualify for a bailout or loan package from international lenders due to it being in arrears with global financial institutions. These include the World Bank, and the African Development Bank. The southern African country is, however, in need of...
Ethiopia to Mass Plant Five Billion Trees Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
Ethiopia has committed to planting 5 billion trees by the end of July. On World Environment Day, on Friday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tweeted that arrangements were being made for how each household would "plant their print in a physically distanced manner". The PM...
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