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After several weeks of wrangling between the coronavirus pandemic and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo Olympic Coordination Committee (TOC), COVID-19 finally got the upper hand. So far, only the First and Second World Wars had overcome this sports event. Once again the coronavirus has dictated rule to the world of sport. The Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020… Read More

South African police service arrest people for defying a nationwide lockdown in Johannesburg Friday. The security personnel have been deployed to enforce the lockdown in a bid to curtail spread of COVID-19. Nearly 57 million people are to be confined to their homes for three weeks. I am sending you to go and defend our people against coronavirus. President Cyril… Read More

Burkinabe storyteller Kientega Pingdéwindé Gérard known as KPG took to live-streaming to tell his tales to an online audience. It follows curfews and lockdown imposed by some African governments to curb spread of COVID-19. ‘‘Paneyam journeys through the Naksinin Mountains from east to west in search of the precious red laterite, the earth rich in iron… Read More

Sierra Leone is among a few countries in Africa free from coronavirus. The west african country suffered heavily from an Ebola outbreak in 2014. In an effort to prevent coronavirus, president, Dr. Julius Maada Bio declared a state of Public Health Emergency. The 12 months state of emergency started on Tuesday 24th of March. @jerrybambi1 Read More

Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse has been abducted along with six members of his team while campaigning in the centre of the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, Cisse’s Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD) party said the politician and his team had gone missing after campaigning near the town of Niafunke, in central Mali. In a subsequent… Read More

South African police have charged two men with attempted murder for allegedly continuing to go out after they tested positive for the coronavirus, exposing others to the infection. Police minister Bheki Cele detailed the charges during a press conference on Wednesday. He said anyone that breaks these laws or regulations could be fined, detained for up to six months or… Read More

After keeping out the coronavirus weeks after it reached Africa, Mali this week registered two cases of the virus. With parts of the country inaccessible to state services because of insurgent violence and inter-community conflicts, the arrival of the coronavirus is raising fears in the already battered country. Amadou Koné, a researcher shared his perspectives on the compounding challenges: “We… Read More

Mali’s main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD) have confirmed that its leader and 11 other members have been missing since Wednesday, March 25. Soumaila Cisse and his entourage are believed to have been kidnapped during an election campaign in a region where terrorists frequently carry out attacks. Cisse lost presidential polls to incumbent Ibrahim Boubakar Keita… Read More

With just weeks before the general elections in Burundi, some opposition political parties are accusing the Election Commission of ploy to eliminate them from the presidential, parliamentary and local polls. Particularly, the commission rejected lists from certain groups in what is seen as a violation of its mission. Kira-Burundi is one of those crying foul Aloys Baricako, head of the… Read More

Malawi’s former Vice President Saulos Chilima has filed a complaint against President Peter Mutharika, challenging his decisions in the crisis that followed the annulment of last year’s presidential election, his lawyer said Thursday. Mutharika was declared winner of the first round of a May 2019 election with 38.5% of the vote, against 35.4% for opposition leader Larazus Chakwera. Saulos Chilima… Read More