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Ramaphosa Says Ruling ANC Members Charged with Graft Must Resign
South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has told members of the country’s ruling ANC they must resign within 30 days of being charged with corruption or face suspension. Mr Ramaphosa was
Kenya Hospitals Face Acute Oxygen Scarcity
Kenya’s Ministry of Health says the country is facing an acute shortage of oxygen in hospitals across the country. This has been caused by a rising number of Covid-19 cases
Nigeria President Buhari Leaves for Routine Medical Check-up in UK Tuesday
The presidency has announced that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to the United Kingdom on Tuesday for medical check-up. Femi Adesina, President Buhari’s media aide in a statement on
Niger Republic Begins Vaccination Campaign Against Covid
Niger Republic has commenced its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 with China’s Sinopharm vaccine. Health workers, vulnerable people over 60, members of the defence and security forces, refugees and migrants, are among groups
Air Tanzania Posts Huge $26m Loss
Tanzania’s national carrier has posted a $26 million loss in the financial year 2019/20, a government audit has shown. “We have discovered that [the airline] has made losses of up
Johnson & Johnson, AU in Deal For Up to 400 million Covid Shots
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it will supply the African Union (AU) up to 400 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine beginning in the third quarter as the
Egypt ‘Orders Arrest’ of Train Drivers Over Fatal Crash That Killed 18
Egyptian authorities have ordered the arrest of eight people over last week’s fatal train collision that killed 18 people, the AFP news agency reports, citing the prosecutor’s office. “The prosecutor
Nigeria to Fully Utilise ‘Enormous’ Gas Resources, Buhari Says
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reassured of his administration’s commitment to fully utilise the enormous gas resources in the country to uplift the economy and drive industrialization. Mr Buhari
Sudanese Government Signs Deal Separating State and Religion
Sudan has signed a declaration of principles that calls for freedom of religion and cultural identity in a democratic state. The Sudanese government also said the agreement seeks to separate
Obama’s Kenyan Step-grandmother Dies at 99
Sarah Obama, step-grandmother of the former US President Barack Obama has died at a hospital in Kenya at the age of 99. Her daughter Marsat, told the local Daily Nation
