President of Burundi dies of cardiac arrest
Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved…
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Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved…
Kenya’s Chief Justice has asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to respect the rule of law and swear-in 41 judges proposed to him by a commission without further delay. Chief Justice David…
Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre will return to prison in Senegal on Sunday after a two-month release aimed at protecting him from the coronavirus. Habre seized power in Chad in…
South Sudan’s First Vice-President, Riek Machar, and his wife, Defence Minister Angelina Teny, have recovered from Covid-19, local media report. The two tested positive for coronavirus three weeks ago. The Sudan…
The governor of Nigeria’s Abia State has tested positive for coronavirus and has gone into isolation. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s sample returned a positive test on 4 June, according to an…
A Malagasy Minister was fired over plans to buy sweets for children taking COVID-Organics in schools. Education minister Rijasoa Andriamanana planned to order $2.2m worth of sweets. Hoping to ease bitterness…
Liberian President, George Weah, says the country has made enough progress against the coronavirus to allow the reopening of the international airport and hotels in two weeks’ time. A state…
There are reports in South Africa that last week’s lifting of an alcohol ban – which had been imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus – has led to a…
The past couple of days has seen hostile reactions and growing discrimination against people suspected of being infected with the coronavirus in Mozambique. Health ministry says it has restricted the…
The two main sides of Libya’s civil war have agreed to resume stalled ceasefire talks on how to end months of fighting, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)…