AFRICA

Madagascar on Thursday said it had fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month after he butted heads with the president for seeking outside help for coronavirus. The Indian Ocean island-nation saw COVID-19 cases surge in July despite an official campaign to promote a …

The army officers that seized control in Mali have announced that land and air borders will be reopened on Friday. The borders were closed after a coup this week. The coup leaders have also said they are in contact with opposition groups about starting the process of appointing a transitional …

A naked Egyptian man reportedly hurled himself out of a second-floor bedroom window to escape his scorned lover’s husband, local media reported. Seemingly faced with limited options, the man took the drastic action of throwing himself out of the window before being helped by onlookers on the ground. According to …

Coup leaders in Mali say a transitional president will be appointed, drawn from either the civilian population or the military. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was removed in a coup on Tuesday. West African leaders have called for him to be reinstated and the UN has called for the release of officials. But …

Eskom said on Thursday night that it was reducing load-shedding to level 1 for Friday, as four its generation units returned and supply constraints ease. Level 1 will be in place from 9am to 10pm on Friday. “Four generators were returned to service at the Duvha, Kriel, Tutuka and Kusile …

A madwoman was, on Tuesday, caught with a dead baby strapped to her back for over a week at Effium in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State of Nigeria. The woman, it was gathered, came to the community some months ago from an unknown destination and found an …

Kenyan journalist Yassin Juma has been released from detention in Ethiopia – about a week after his lawyer said he had contracted coronavirus in prison. He has been moved to a state-run isolation facility for treatment, and will be allowed to travel back to Kenya once he recovers. Mr Juma, …

Six bodyguards of South Sudan’s Vice-President James Wani Igga have been been shot dead and another two wounded after their convoy was ambushed by rebels, his spokesman Kalisto Lado has told the BBC. Mr Wani was not in the convoy when it came under fire at his home village of …

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the Christ Embassy Church has described clergymen who have refused to reopen their churches as unbelievers. The religious centers were closed in March as a part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus. The Federal and state governments have given religious organizations the go-ahead to reopen for worship. The approval …

The United Nations has joined global condemnation of the military takeover in Mali, which saw President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta forced to resign. The UN’s Security Council echoed similar calls by regional bodies for the immediate release of all government officials and the restoration of constitutional order. The soldiers said they …