AFRICA

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has said government forces engaged in extensive fighting against Islamist militants who overran a town in the north of the country on Thursday. It’s the first time the government has acknowledged the attack on Macomia – the third town to be seized by jihadists in recent …

China will give Africa 30 million test kits per month, as well as 10 000 ventilators and 80 million masks, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa disclosed on Sunday during a virtual meeting with top editors in the country. He did not specify when this initiative will start or how long …

Militants in Burkina Faso attacked a cattle market and a humanitarian convoy, killing at least 35 people, the government said on Sunday. The latest violence underscores deep instability in parts of Burkina Faso, which has been battling armed groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State since 2017. Twenty-five …

A 23-year-old lady, identified as Uwaila Omozuwa, has died at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Edo State, after she was beaten and raped inside her local church. It was gathered that Uwaila, who was an 100-level Microbiology student of UNIBEN, goes to read everyday at The Redeemed Christian Church …

At least 20 people have been killed in eastern Burkina Faso when gunmen stormed a cattle market, reports say. Gunmen on motorbikes fired into the crowded market in Kompienga town in the middle of the day on Saturday, eyewitnesses were quoted as saying by local media. It is unclear who …

An Ethiopian soldier shot a man dead in front of several people after his phone rang during a public meeting, Amnesty International says. It is one of many incidents the rights watchdog recorded from a security crackdown in Oromia regional state at the end of 2018 and 2019. This was …

The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank’s Nigerian head, writes former BBC Africa Business editor Larry Madowo. Akinwumi Adesina is a sharp dresser known for his expensive tailored suits, immaculate white shirts and an endless supply of colourful bow ties. …

Ibrahim Dauda, a nephew to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), is dead. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Mr Dauda died on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, following a prolonged illness. In a condolence message, President Buhari was …

At least 15 people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in an attack on a convoy transporting traders in a town in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the government said on Saturday. “The provisional toll mentions 15 dead, wounded and people missing as well as significant material damage,” said Burkina …

Lesotho’s Court of Appeal has revoked the bail granted in February to Maesaiah Thabane, the wife of Thomas Thabane who resigned as prime minister last week. “As soon as we get the written judgement… we will arrest her,” deputy police commissioner Paseka Mokete told AFP. She has been charged with …