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The postponed 2020 African Nations Championship kicks off in Cameroon on Saturday. There will be a ceremony and the hosts will play Zimbabwe in an inaugural match for Group A in the capital Yaounde. But this year, security efforts have been stepped up to prevent the spread of coronavirus. This year, stadium capacity has been reduced to 25% for the… Read More

Scientists would likely look into the potential of mRNA technology as the search for an HIV vaccine continues. This technology has become a game-changer helping scientist’s find a vaccine against the coronavirus. At a virtual HIV Research for Prevention journalism fellows program, discussions also centred on the latest in HIV vaccine research. ‘’ It makes complete sense to investigate how… Read More

The number of people who have fled violence in the Central African Republic CAR since December “doubled in one week” to reach 60,000 people, This is according to the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). On Friday at a press briefing in Geneva, the agency said over 10,000 people crossed the Ubangi River to seek refuge in the… Read More

An Artistic Look at Bungué’s African Origins Actor and director who hails from Guinea Bissau, Welket Bungué, is set to show his most recent project, ‘Cacheu Cuntum,’ on Friday at the first edition of the Bissau Film Meeting – jointly organised by KalmaSoul Guiné-Bissau production company and the Brazilian Cultural Centre in Bissau.’ The project is a sort of film-documentary… Read More

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has raised the alarm over his security, claiming soldiers surrounded his home on Friday evening. Wine had earlier claimed victory in the presidential elections, rejecting as a “complete sham” early results that gave President Yoweri Museveni a wide lead. Wine told journalists he felt under threat as soldiers surrounded his home on Friday, after they… Read More

A lonely statue of DR Congo’s independence hero Patrice Lumumba marks the spot where he was assassinated 60 years ago on Sunday. The site is neglected and the statue unfinished but the site does not reflect the adoration the country has for its first prime minister. His family is still seeking justice, with a war crimes investigation in its final… Read More

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu on Friday ordered schools to delay reopening by two weeks. Schools were due to open on January 18 but will now welcome back students on February 1 following Lungu’s directive. In a statement, the President said the delay was meant to allow school authorities to prepare adequately in terms of putting in place preventive measures against… Read More

It has been over 24 hours since polls closed and Uganda is still counting votes from its presidential and parliamentary elections. Preliminary results announced by the electoral commission put President Yoweri Museveni in a commanding lead. His rival, 38-year-old legislator Bobi Wine has dismissed the tally as a ‘joke’. Welcome to our live updates. I am Ronald Kato 14:23 GMT… Read More

It has been over 24 hours since polls closed and Uganda is still counting votes from its presidential and parliamentary elections. Preliminary results announced by the electoral commission put President Yoweri Museveni in a commanding lead. His rival, 38-year-old legislator Bobi Wine has dismissed the tally as a ‘joke’. Welcome to our live updates. I am Ronald Kato 14:23 GMT… Read More

It has been over 24 hours since polls closed and Uganda is still counting votes from its presidential and parliamentary elections. Preliminary results announced by the electoral commission put President Yoweri Museveni in a commanding lead. His rival, 38-year-old legislator Bobi Wine has dismissed the tally as a ‘joke’. Welcome to our live updates. I am Ronald Kato 14:23 GMT… Read More