The government is considering a health policy that would make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. When this policy becomes operational, people …
South Africa is holding a week of events to mark the passing of the anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who …
The wife of the Ooni of Ife, Olori Silekunola Naomi, has reportedly announced her divorce from Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. In …
Nigeria destroyed over one million expired doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The expired doses were destroyed at a landfill in …
A female soldier has been arrested in Nigeria for accepting a marriage proposal while on duty, an army spokesman has …
The South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after spending a week in isolation following a positive Covid …
Uganda is delivering HIV medicine by drone in an archipelago in Lake Victoria, a pilot programme aiming to improve the …
A court in Paris has found a French-Rwandan man, Claude Muhayimana, guilty of complicity in genocide and crimes against humanity …
The outspoken Ethiopian historian, storyteller, and political activist Gebrekdan Desta has died at the age of 85. He was affectionately …
Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani made the declaration after 42 days without any new infections, Six people died out of the …
Ghana’s land borders will remain closed indefinitely to prevent a potential fourth wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. President …
Ghana has announced plans to fine airlines $3,500 for each passenger who arrives in the West African country without being …
Zimbabwe has tightened restrictions in the country for another two weeks amid rising coronavirus cases. Under the new measures, government …
The Lagos State government has said all modalities for the commencement of a monthly rent payment scheme will commence soon. …
Ramaphosa, 69, who is fully vaccinated, contracted the contagion on a day the country recorded a new high of 37,875 …
The Omicron variant has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving the increase in new infections. The National …
Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has said the travel ban on southern African countries due to …
South Sudan’s government has promised to end child marriage by 2030 in line with the African Union’s campaign to end …
China has promised to help African countries overcome the shock of the Covid 19 pandemic and the effects of global …
The president of Kenya spoke to Parliament praising the country’s response to the pandemic. In his State of the Nation …
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday morning confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant in the country. …
The three-day triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac) conference has officially opened in Senegal’s capital, Dakar. Delegates from the continent …
The government in Rwanda has announced new measures that include the suspension of flights to and from southern African countries. …
Chinese lenders, the Export-Import Bank of China, also known as Exim Bank, has taken over the Ugandan Entebbe International Airport …
The World Health Organization (WHO) is due to hold a special meeting on Friday to consider the significance of a …
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been welcomed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to start a two-day state visit to South Africa. …
The health authorities in Kenya have urged people to use other alternatives as the country is experiencing a shortage of …
The Kenyan government plans to introduce a directive next month to prevent citizens who haven’t been vaccinated against Covid from …
President Muhammadu Buhari has received the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken at the State House in Abuja. Blinken arrived …
Two explosions hit the center of the Ugandan capital Kampala early on Tuesday, killing at least three people. The two …
Ann Kananu Mwenda is the new Governor of Nairobi County. Kananu took an oath of office on Tuesday at a …
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is in Kenya for talks later on Wednesday with President Uhuru Kenyatta. The …
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters (Lagos End …
The government has withdrawn its support for the Miss South Africa pageant after it was unable to convince organisers to …
The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi on Sunday announced his candidacy for the country’s …
Internationally acclaimed author Wilbur Smith died at his home in South Africa on Saturday after a decades-long career in writing, …
The UK government has announced that it has stopped the recruitment of Kenyan health professionals to work in the National …
FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, has died aged 85, his foundation announced on Thursday. “It is with …
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the federal government is considering launching `Operation Feed Yourself’ to counter malnutrition. Osinbajo’s …
Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region, which is home to Africa’s tallest mountain, is experiencing hotter-than-usual temperatures this month, the weather authorities say. …
Cui made this known in Abuja during a Seminar and lecture on “Developing Nigerian-Chinese Traditional Medicine”, organized by the Nigerian …
The police in the Federal Capital Territory announce that all abducted victims of the University of Abuja have been rescued …
In a candlelight vigil, Ethiopian military officers and soldiers commemorated the first anniversary of the launch of a government offensive …
Eswatini’s King Mswati III and the South African president have agreed to work closely to establish a national dialogue forum …
At least five people have died after a building with more than 20 stories collapsed in an upmarket area of …
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in the UK for the COP26 summit. This is the first time in 25 …
Armed men suspected to be bandits on Tuesday morning stormed the Senior Staff Quarters of the University of Abuja at …
As of October 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,491,839 while over 117,311,369 vaccinations have been …
