Africa

African Union urges countries to mark 26th anniversary of Rwanda genocide

Apr 07, 2020 13:25

The head of the African Union Commission has called on all Africans to commemorate the 26th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, which claimed over one million lives, as efforts to bring key perpetrators to justice have so far failed.
Latest on coronavirus pandemic: Over 1.2 million people now infected

Apr 05, 2020 08:28

Nearly 1,203,000 people are infected with the new coronavirus and more than 64,770 others have died of the disease caused by it around the world, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
World’s coronavirus infections pass 660,000

Mar 29, 2020 07:14

Cases of coronavirus infection in the world have surpassed 660,000, while the epidemic has yet to reach its peak in the worst-hit countries of Europe and has just begun in the world’s poorest continent, Africa.
Voters clash in Guinea's constitutional referendum despite coronavirus outbreak

Mar 23, 2020 03:35

Clashes broke out between youths opposed to Guinea's referendum and those who had come to vote at a polling station in the Conakry suburb of Samatra on Sunday (March 22).
About 900 million confined worldwide due to coronavirus restrictions

Mar 21, 2020 15:36

The COVID-19 pandemic, with well over 11,000 deaths globally as of Saturday, has resulted in many countries across the planet enforcing restrictions on the movement of people, shutting down schools, and forcing millions to work from home.
Coronavirus updates, Europe’s death toll surpasses 5,000

Mar 21, 2020 07:20

The death toll from the new coronovirus has surpassed 5,000 in Europe - the new epicenter of the pandemic – as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise across the continent.
Countries stepping up efforts to fight new coronavirus

Feb 25, 2020 08:45

Countries throughout the globe are escalating efforts to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus that has so far infected over 77,650 people, mainly in China.
Bill Gates warns coronavirus may kill over 10 million people in Africa

Feb 18, 2020 04:08

US billionaire and software developer Bill Gates has warned that the coronavirus epidemic could overwhelm the health services of Africa and trigger a pandemic which may lead to 10 million deaths in the continent.
France to deploy 600 more troops in Africa’s Sahel

Feb 02, 2020 09:44

France will soon be sending 600 more soldiers to Africa's Sahel region, where it already has thousands of troops stationed as part of a counter-terrorism mission.
Nearly 20 soldiers killed in terrorist attack on Mali army camp

Jan 26, 2020 11:22

Nearly twenty soldiers have been killed and several others wounded in an attack on an army camp in central Mali before dawn on Sunday, an army spokesman and a local official said.