News24.com | Buhari approves ‘gradual easing of lockdown measures’ in key Nigeria cities
Abuja – Nigeria will start easing a coronavirus lockdown covering its largest city Lagos and…
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News24.com | Libya’s Haftar claims ‘mandate from the people’
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said on Monday he had “a popular mandate” to govern the…
News24.com | Egypt extends state of emergency on coronavirus, security fears
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months…
News24.com | Virus could double food insecurity in nine African countries: UN
The spread of Covid-19 risks devastating countries across East Africa, where food insecurity could more…
News24.com | Coronavirus reaches prisons in Guinea and Sierra Leone
Coronavirus has reached prisons in Guinea and Sierra Leone, government officials said Tuesday, raising the…
Burkinabe traders demonstrate to demand reopening of markets
Several hundred Burkinabè traders demonstrated Monday in Ouagadougou to demand the reopening of all the…
Construction workers riot in Lagos over Covid-19 lockdown
Dozens of workers at a construction site, including that of the refinery built by Aliko…
Nigeria to relax Covid-19 lockdown measures
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced Monday evening a gradual easing of confinement measures in Africa’s…
Gabon eases confinement measures in Libreville
The total confinement of Gabon’s capital, Libreville, and three bordering communes, put in place two…
Algeria extends lockdown measures until May 14
Algeria on Monday extended until 14 May the containment measures to curb the spread of…
Uganda’s Bobi Wine accuses police of torturing ally mp
Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine accused the police on Monday of torturing and blinding…
Egypt’s Al Ahly pledges to pay players in full
Al Ahly’s players will not take pay cuts in the next four months despite the…