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Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lockdown

South African security forces have begun enforcing a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus. All but essential movement is forbidden and both the army and the police are enforcing the measures. Ahead of...

South Sudan imposes curfew amid COVID-19 pandemic

South Sudan has imposed a 30-day night-time curfew as part...

Mali reports first two cases of coronavirus

Mali reported on Wednesday its first two cases of coronavirus,...

Boko Haram militants kill 92 Chadian soldiers: President

Boko Haram militants killed 92 Chadian soldiers and wounded 47...

What Africa is doing to fight coronavirus

The World Health Organization has warned of the risk that...

Gas blast kills 15, destroys several buildings in Nigeria

An explosion at a gas processing plant on Sunday killed...

Grief, controversy mark anniversary of Ethiopian plane crash

The year since the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing...

Sudan’s PM survives assassination attempt in Khartoum

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt...

UN’s Libya peace envoy quits on grounds of stress

The UN's special envoy for Libya has resigned saying his...

Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus

Nigeria has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, the health...

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak passed away on Tuesday at...

Sudan to investigate violence against protesters in Khartoum

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Saturday ordered an investigation...

23 dead in Niger aid stampede: Officials

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian...

26 dead in central Nigeria attacks

A total of 26 people were killed in recent attacks...

At least 14 student killed in Kenya school stampede

Fourteen children were killed in a stampede as they rushed...

20 killed in stampede at Tanzania church service

At least 20 people have been killed and over a...

US restricts immigration from Nigeria, five other countries

The US has announced it is expanding its curbs on...

Military jet crashes in Algeria, killing two pilots

Two pilots were killed in a Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft crash...

24 dead in Libya clashes

Clashes between Libya's UN-backed government forces and the east-based army...

Twenty soldiers killed in Mali attack

About 20 soldiers were killed in a pre-dawn attack on...

Five soldiers die in explosion in Burkina Faso

At least five soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion...

Eastern Libya halts more than half the country’s oil output

Eastern Libya ports controlled by commander Khalifa Haftar, who is...

Three African nations reach preliminary deal in Nile dam dispute

Officials from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan say they have reached...

Three killed in militant attack near Kenya’s Somalia border

Three teachers were killed in Kenya near the country’s border...

Coronavirus: South Africa begins three-week lockdown

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