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Since mid-August, Niger is facing a cholera epidemic due to floods caused by heavy rains recorded in the country. More than 800 cases have been recorded across the West African country including in the capital Niamey. According to the Nigerien Minister of Health, Dr. Idi Illiassou Mainassanara, this situation has prompted the health system to be revamped to deal with… Read More

Their father fought to get them to skip grades in school, and two Senegalese twins achieved fame in their country by passing their high school diploma at the age of 13. Such a success at this age is unheard of in Senegal. The record was held since 2019 by a 14-year-old student. Previously, it was necessary to be at least… Read More

Nigeria has recorded 1,149 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the highest number of infections in any single day since February 2020. The new cases have pushed the cumulative number of infections to 184,593. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed that the new cases involve 393 persons in Lagos alone. Active cases in Nigeria now stands at 14,619, which… Read More

Forty-nine cases of people having been in contact with a young Guinean woman who tested positive for the Ebola virus in Abidjan, have been identified so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The young Guinean woman had left the town of Labé in Guinea last week to travel to the Ivorian economic capital, 1,500 km away. “49 contacts… Read More

South Africa’s parliament on Thursday elected a recently fired ex-defence minister as speaker, a senior position, angering opposition parties who cast doubt on her competence and probity. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was removed as defence minister this month during a cabinet reshuffle that followed a spree of deadly unrest and looting in parts of the country. The ex-minister had come under fire… Read More

Uganda is ready to temporarily host Afghan refugees whose country has fallen under the control of the Taliban, the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday, indicating that this came after a request from the U.S. The ministry gave no details on the number of people involved. “Discussions are continuing,” it said, while Ugandan media reports put the number… Read More

Kenya will extend existing restrictions, including its national curfew, to stem an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, the government announced Wednesday. The East African country is facing a spike in infections due to rampant mass gatherings and the increasing abandonment of barrier measures, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement. The rate of positive tests for Covid-19 has exceeded… Read More

Africanews jounalists, Ruth Lago and Ronald Kato delve into the Zambian election which ended with the victory of the opponent Hakainde Hichilema. How did Zambia managed to achieve a peaceful transition ? We must say that it is quite a culture in Zambia. The country has had, you know, a fairly long history of organizing peaceful elections, and it’s not… Read More

Lukaku has returned to Chelsea for a deal of £98 million (US$135 million). Following a club-record move from Inter Milan, the 28-year-old returns to Chelsea for the second time. The former West Brom, Everton, and Manchester United forward is committed to the club until 2026. “Yes, it was good. It was good it is good to be back, obviously. It… Read More

The trial of the assassination of Thomas Sankara, a pan-African icon killed with 12 others in a 1987 coup, will begin on October 11 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s military prosecutor announced Tuesday. “The military prosecutor at the military court of Ouagadougou, informs national and international opinion that the trial of those accused in the case of the assassination of President… Read More