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Major changes could be in the offing to Tanzania’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said she would name a committee of experts to advise her government on anti-virus measures. “On the issue of Covid-19, I think I should form a Committee of experts to look at it professionally and then advise the Government, it… Read More

More than a year into the pandemic, Haiti has no single Covid-19 vaccine for its over 11 million population. This has raised concerns among health experts of the well-being of Haitians as political instability in the country deepens. “The state government is supposed to give us masks, give us masks to wear for the coronavirus. But they don’t give us… Read More

Saudi Arabia authorities said Monday only people immunized against Covid-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage from the start of Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims. The Hajj ministry said in a statement that “only those who are immunized” against coronavirus will be allowed to perform Umra prayers at the Grand Mosque in Mecca from the… Read More

More than 1,800 inmates escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s southeastern Imo state on Monday after an attack by “armed men,” the Nigerian Prison Service said. “The Owerri prison (…) was attacked at about 2:15 a.m. Monday by unidentified gunmen who forcibly released 1,844 inmates,” Francis Enobore, spokesman for the Nigerian Prison Service, said in a statement. “Witnesses reported seeing… Read More

Zara Oumar is now living safely in Cameroon after escaping from Boko Haram, which held her hostage for four years in Nigeria’s neighbouring Sambisa forest. Her two young sons are a product of rape by the militants. “They told my dad they want to pick me up and take me and threatened they would kill us all including him. When… Read More

At least 40 people have been killed and 58 injured in tribal clashes since Saturday in El-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, the latest deadly violence in the troubled western Sudanese region, the United Nations said Monday. “Since April 3, 40 people have been killed in recent clashes between the Al-Massalit and Arab tribes. The situation remains tense in the… Read More

The fight against racism in football continues in La Liga after Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby said he heard a racial insult from Cadiz’s Juan Cala. It resulted in the team temporarily leaving the pitch and calls for footballing bodies to do more to end racism. “I am with Diakhaby, who cannot speak because he is really affected. Yesterday, in our game… Read More

An intermediary involved in the October release of four hostages in Mali claims that Malian officials paid 2 million euros to jihadists for one of the hostages, the late Malian opposition leader, Soumaïla Cissé. In an interview with French public radio broadcaster, Radio France International, Tuareg Ahmada Ag Bibi, a former member of a jihadist armed group himself, also claimed… Read More

Singer The Weeknd has said he is donating $1 million to fund humanitarian work in Ethiopia. The Canadian singer also called on his fans to follow him in his gesture of solidarity. It was in a message on Twitter that the R&B star expressed horror at the ‘senseless murders and displacements’ in the East African country. “My heart breaks for… Read More

After 25 years, Bugs Bunny and the Toon Squad are making a comeback. Lakers star, Lebron James stars in his first major acting role in the ‘’Space Jam’’ sequel. The trailer for the ‘’Space jam’’: A New Legacy has been released. In this movie, James replaces NBA legend Michael Jordan as the face of the ‘’Space jam’’ franchise. Portraying a… Read More