The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has waded into the death of a black American man, George Floyd at the hands of police in the United States. The AUC chair issued a statement on the development on Friday voicing condemnation of the violence, rejection of discrimination and intensify call to action on the part of Washington. …

Africa Beyond Covid-19: President Weah, US Senator Coons, Elumelu, Other Global Leaders at the 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations Urge Government, Private Sector Collaboration – Demand a new deal in and for Africa – Advocate speedy implementation of AFCFTA – Call for Increased Investment in Digital Connectivity United Bank for Africa (UBA) celebrated Africa Day 2020, by bringing together global …

Two Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers and a police officer shot and seriously injured each other after they mistook themselves for terrorists in Bura, Garissa County. The police officer identified as Constable Emmanuel Ngao reportedly felt challenged by the two KDF soldiers, Senior Private David Mbugua and Jeremy Malusi who were on patrol and shot them during the confrontation. They also shot him in the process. …

The brother of Senegalese president, Macky Sall has announced that he has tested positive for Coronavirus. Aliou Sarr, who is the mayor of Guédiawaye revealed in a statement that he tested positive for the disease on Tuesday, and is being treated at the Dalal Diamm hospital in Dakar. The statement read: “Dear compatriots, Dear fellow mayors, Dear colleagues of the …

Algerian authorities have vowed they will not give up on the controversial use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment against coronavirus, despite the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to suspend clinical trials, a member of the Pandemic Monitoring Committee said Tuesday. “We have treated thousands of cases with this drug with great success to date. And we have not …

Increase in jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso since 2017 has led to the closure of more than 2,000 schools, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday. Citing the Ministry of Education, the report says 2,500 schools have been closed, depriving nearly 350,000 students access to education. At least 222 education workers have been “victims of terrorist attacks,” the …

Thousands of children in face masks flocked back to school in Ivory Coast on Monday after the country became one of the first in West Africa to restart lessons after a two-month coronavirus shutdown. With a total of 2,376 cases and dozens of new infections each day, Ivory Coast has yet to contain the virus. But authorities are confident pupils …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has rejected plans by the African Development Bank’s board to end an investigation into its president, Akinwumi Adesina, and called for an independent probe into allegations against him In a letter dated May 22 and addressed to Niale Kaba, chairwoman of the bank’s board of governors, Mnuchin said the Treasury disagrees with findings by the …

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, AUC; Moussa Faki Mahamat has bemoaned ongoings in Libya on the occasion of the AU’s 18 anniversary. Even though the AU formed in 2002 is 18 years today, its mother body, the Organization of African Unity is 57 years. The AU chief in an abridged version of his AU @18 declaration posted on …

Polling station closed across Burundi on Wednesday in a largely incident free process in keenly watched general elections. The polls will usher in the post-Pierre Nkurunziza era. But voters also cast ballots for lawmakers and local level representatives. Internet connectivity for social media and messaging apps were blocked early Wednesday morning. Burundians stood in long lines outside polling stations, which …

Folashade Diya, the wife of former Military Vice President, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya (retd) has died after a brief illness at age 66.   Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser to Gen. Diya, revealed this in a statement.   The statement said that the late Mrs Deborah Folashade Diya died on Monday, May 18, 2020, after she fell ill and was rushed …

A new Prime Minister has been sworn into office in Lesotho after embattled Thomas Thabane formally resigned following months of pressure over his alleged involvement in the murder of his estranged wife. Moeketsi Majoro, 58, the country’s Finance Minister took his oath of office at the palace of King Letsie III in the capital Maseru with his predecessor in attendance. …

Juliet Mgborukwe has told women that their taste in men will change once they learn to love themselves.   The movie star and former Sound City presenter had a bitter divorce from her former husband, Chima Ojukwu.   They married in 2011 and separated a few months later. They reunited in 2014 but had a messy falling out in 2019. …

President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina has hit back at critics speaking against the country’s herbal drug ‘COVID Organics (COV)’, which he claims cures and prevents Coronavirus.   Speaking in an interview with French broadcasters, France24 and RFI on Monday, Rajoelina, who spoke in French, said his country will continue to administer the herbal drugs which according to him accounts for …

Zambia is one of southern Africa’s most impacted nations despite being way behind continent leader South Africa. A lockdown imposed by President Edgar Lungu has since been relaxed following a continent-wide trend. This article will focus on major developments coming from the southern African country. The Zambian government has announced the closure of its common border with Tanzania. On Saturday …

Thomas Thabane, Lesotho’s 80-year-old Prime Minister, says he’s no longer “energetic” and will step down in July as the country’s leader, after facing political pressure to resign over his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of his ex-wife.     Thabane’s former wife, Lipolelo, pictured right, was shot dead by gunmen shortly before his inauguration as the prime minister. Thabane …

As a Libyan princess raised in exile, Alia Al Senussi, has never let her family’s ousting from the throne and their homeland in the 1960s, define her. Her father, Prince Idris al-Senussi was just twelve years old when the monarchy was overthrown by Muammar Gaddafi. Born in the United States to an American mother, Princess Alia began returning to Libya …

Ghana confirmed receipt of COVID-Organics, the purported Malagasy cure for COVID-19 but has since referred the drug for scientific analysis with the Noguchi Memorial institute. Director of the Ghana Health Service addressed the issue at a media interaction yesterday. Meanwhile the Education Service, GES, has also released a time table for distance learning for pupils and students affected by the …

3,526 cases, more repatriation flights expected 381 new cases were recorded by close of day May 7 bringing the case count to 3,526, the NCDC announced. Lagos, Kano and Jigawa recording the top three highest figures with 183, 55 and 44 cases respectively. Nigeria thus extends its lead in the sub-region whiles consolidating its spot in the most impacted nations …

As lockdown eases else where, people across Africa are taking it one day at a time as the pandemic continues to unfold across the continent. Most health workers are bracing for a latter peak. According to a Senegalese emergency nurse, Malamine Mané it’s a challenging time to be a nurse. “We have no choice, from the moment you choose to …