Africa

AfDB to support Sahel countries with $6.5bn

By Ismail Auwal The African Development Bank pledged to mobilize $6.5 Billion to support efforts of Sahelian countries to fight desertification. The AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina...

Uganda shuts down all social media platforms ahead of tomorrow’s presidential polls

By Abba Gwale Ugandan government ordered telecom companies in the country to shut down all social media and messaging services ahead of the country's Presidential...

France promise continued support to Burkina Faso in fight against extremism

France is "determined to continue to accompany" Burkina Faso, which has been plagued by an unprecedented increase in violence with a jihadist majority for...

Zimbabwe bans selling alcohol during lockdown

By Ismail Auwal The Government of Zimbabwe has banned the sell of alcohol for the period of coronavirus lockdown. The policy, government explained, is a measure...

Female suicide bomber kills 13 civilians in Cameroon

  A terror group suspected to be Boko Haram members have allegedly killed dozen of civilians when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in...

One dead as armed men obstruct MSF ambulance in Mali

By Salim Yunusa Armed men in Mali have caused the death of a patient when they obstructed an ambulance belonging to the international humanitarian group...

World Bank predicts extreme poverty, depressed economies in Africa

The World Bank has called for rapid COVID-19 action, including a faster vaccination process, to limit the damage to global growth in 2021. In its Global...

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