AFRICA

Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led government. All land borders have since been shut as a virus …

AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa has been temporarily closed after 164 workers tested positive for the coronavirus, the gold miner said in a statement on Sunday. The mine, the deepest in the world, only re-opened in April after being shut under a nationwide lockdown, and had been operating …

As shocking as it sounds, a young Nigerian man, Isaac Terkende, died exactly 24 hours after he posed in a coffin for selfies. Isaac reportedly got involved in an accident the next day after taking the selfies in the coffin. It is quiet strange, and social media has been reacting …

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 7pm tonight on the ongoing measures to manage the spread of COVID-19. The president is expected to speak about South Africa’s implementation of a risk-adjusted strategy. Ramaphosa’s address follows a number of meetings of Cabinet, the National Coronavirus Command Council and the President’s Coordinating Council which considered …

A 42-year-old Eastern Cape man was arrested on Friday for murder and attempted murder after he allegedly poisoned four boys between the ages of three and eight in Magcakeni locality, Libode, according to police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana. Kinana said the three children were in the care of a neighbour …

A Mississippi church in the US that drew ire for violating the city of Holly Springs’ stay-at-home order was burnt down early Wednesday morning, and a disturbing message was spray-painted on the ground: “Bet you stay home now you hypokrites (sic)” The Marshall County Sheriff Department told local media outlets …

Egyptian security forces killed 21 suspected militants in North Sinai, part of a group that the interior ministry said was planning attacks over the Eid holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, state television reported on Saturday. Two officers were wounded in an exchange of fire during the operation, according …

Men of Amotekun Corps in Osun State have arrested two suspects, Friday and Toyib for allegedly stealing female underwear for ritual purposes. The suspects were said to have been nabbed by Amotekun corps after they had bugled a house at Kajola Ajaba in Ila Local Government Area of the state. They had …

One of the recently discharged patients of the COVID-19 in Delta state, on Monday, May 18, alleged that the ailment is a scam in Nigeria, Vanguard reports. The patient, a female aged 36, was reported positive of the virus on Friday, April 17 despite her assertions that she is negative for …

The remains of Augustin Bizimana, one of the most wanted suspects of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, have been found, a UN war crimes prosecutor says. They were discovered in a grave in Congo-Brazzaville. DNA tests confirmed his identity and that he had been dead for 20 years. He was defence minister …