AFRICA

As government consultations continue over the possibility of lowering lockdown levels at the end of May, early analysis by the Department of Health has revealed the seven hardest-hit districts likely to remain at high risk stages. Ekurhuleni metro in Gauteng, eThekwini metro and iLembe District in KwaZulu-Natal, Buffalo City and Nelson …

Torrential rains in southern Chad since April have left nearly 6,000 people homeless, the UN said Monday. A joint evaluation mission of the UN agencies, non-profit groups and national authorities visited the affected provinces of Maingama and Moyen-Chari from April 27 to 29, the UN Office for the Coordination of …

A 30-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a fight over Shs8, 000 in Kwania District in northern Uganda. The money was from the sale of a piece of timber. Geoffrey Eboc, a resident of Atakara-maka-gwata Village in Aduku Sub-county, Kwania District, was reportedly stabbed as they struggled for …

Thomas Thabane has announced he will step down as prime minister of Lesotho following months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife. He did not say when he would leave office but his party said a new premier would be sworn in …

Residents of Tharaka Nithi are still in shock after a man sealed his wife’s genitals with super glue. Police officers started a search for the suspect who has since gone missing. The man sexually assaulted his wife after claiming she was unfaithful to him. The assault The suspect is from …

Ghana’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic continues to attract global acclaim as nations intensify their search for solutions to deal with the pandemic. The Washington Post, the renowned American publication, is the latest to applaud Ghana for the decisive way it has responded to the crisis since it broke out …

The Federal government has impounded an aircraft belonging to Flair Aviation, a United Kingdom-based aviation company for operating a commercial flight against the humanitarian operations it was given approval for in Nigeria. Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika confirmed this on his official twitter handle, saying the crew is also being interrogated …

Madagascar has recorded its first coronavirus death, local media have reported. According to reports, a 57-year-old medical officer at a hospital in the city of Toamasina, died Saturday night. CGTN reports that Taskforce spokeswoman Hanta Danielle Vololontiana disclosed in a televised statement that the victim had underlying conditions of diabetes …

An explosion in Somalia has killed at least four people including a regional governor. Correspondents say the bomb blast in Galkayo is widely thought to have been detonated by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which is very active in the area. In recent years it has killed numerous officials including senior …

South Africa’s Impala Platinum said on Saturday it would temporarily close its Marula mine after detecting 19 coronavirus cases among workers reporting back for duty at the site in northern Limpopo province. “Implats has identified 19 positive cases during the week, all of them asymptomatic. Of these cases, 14 were …