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Demonstrators clashed with police in Dakar on Friday, as they protested against a draft anti-terrorism law and a reform to the penal code proposed by the government. Security forces were deployed outside the National Assembly, where the law was being debated, and at various points in the city since early on Friday. At the University Cheikh Anta Diop, protesters threw… Read More

Southern Madagascar is experiencing its worst drought in four decades, with more than 1.14 million people in need of food supplies, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). Of those, WFP say an estimated 14,000 people are already in catastrophic conditions, and this will double to 28,000 by October. “We’re facing the worst drought in over 40 year, and this… Read More

A committee of experts on Covid-19, set up by Tanzania’s new president Samia Suluhu Hassan, recommended on Monday that official figures on the spread of the disease in the country be resumed after more than a year’s break. The task force also called for vaccines to be offered to frontline workers and vulnerable people. Former President John Magufuli, who died… Read More

Last updated: 6 hours ago Thousands of people attended a Pride parade in Tel Aviv on Friday in one of the largest public gatherings held since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The vibrant parade and beach party are held on the seafront promenade in the Israeli city, a rare hub of gay culture in the conservative Middle East, where… Read More

Uganda sent the police to chase vendors selling merchandise in Kampala despite a Covid-19 stay home orders given by the President. Last Friday, authorities in Uganda declared a 42-day lockdown, following a surge in cases. But some residents have been sneaking into the city to make a living. Over 200 people were arrested as they went about their business activities… Read More

Africa lost an estimated $7.7 billion in the aviation sector in 2020 as restrictions put in place by governments to combat the spread of Covid-19 led to a drop in traffic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Thursday. Seven million employees have suffered as a result, while eight airlines have gone bankrupt in Africa, said Kamil Alawadi, IATA’s regional… Read More

Thousands of South African opposition activists rallied in Pretoria to demand a faster coronavirus vaccination rollout in the continent’s worst-hit country. With less than four percent of South Africa’s 59 million population inoculated, protesters are calling on regulators to approve more vaccines and speed up the pace of inoculations to get people back to work and kickstart the economy. “Our… Read More

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London for a medical check-up, his office said Thursday, three months after a previous trip caused an outcry in the country. Buhari, 78, has flown to London several times for health reasons since he was first elected in 2015, though the nature of his ailment has never been made public. “Muhammadu Buhari will… Read More

More than 250 migrants, the vast majority coming from Bangladesh, are taken to the port of Ben Guerdane, in southern Tunisia, after their boat suffered damage while they were trying to reach Europe from Libya. The migrants were transferred to a hotel on the island of Djerba, to spend the mandatory quarantine period after they were rescued by the Tunisian… Read More

Kenyan police said 17 soldiers died in a helicopter crash on Thursday. The victims were on a training exercise when the helicopter came down in Kajiado County outside the capital, Nairobi. Six people on board were seriously injured. “This plane came when we were under the hill there. It started making a funny noise, not that of the propeller, it… Read More