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One year after the fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302, the families and relatives of the victims visited the crash site on the first anniversary of the tragedy. It was a year ago on March 10, 2019, that Boeing 737 MAX plane bound for Nairobi crashed 6 minutes after take-off south-east of the capital, Addis Ababa, killing all… Read More

A South African court has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of allegations that he misled parliament about the funding of his campaign to become leader of the ruling African National Congress party. Ramaphosa had been accused by the country’s public watchdog of misleading lawmakers about a $34,000 contribution from the CEO of a local company, Africa Global Operations, formerly known as… Read More

As part of our news analysis slot on Africanews, we will be updating a media watch page that deals with major issues of media ongoings across the continent. It will cut across happenings in mainstream and across social media with also a special eye for fake news. African governments battle coronavirus fake news Journalists in Uganda demand colleague’s freedom Media… Read More

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, have confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country. The patient according to reports is a Belgian national who had been under quarantine at the main airport in the capital, Kinshasa. DRC thus becomes the 11th African country to record a case. They are the second in the southern African region,… Read More

Libyan rebel chief Khalifa Haftar has expressed readiness to sign a document drafted by the United Nations to restore calm in the country. He was speaking Monday during a meeting in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron, the presidency (Elysée Palace) said. Haftar emphasized that his commitment would cease if armed groups that support the internationally recognised government of unity… Read More

Oil prices fell sharply on Monday, after OPEC members failed to strike a deal with oil-exporting countries and Russia. Moscow refused Friday to further reduce crude oil production, to stem the fall in prices linked to the coronavirus epidemic, which has provoked the wrath of Saudi Arabia. In response, Riad lowered the price of a barrel considerably, to “wrest from… Read More

Zimbabwean authorities have confirmed the voluntary return of a suspected coronavirus patient to a private hospital located in the capital Harare. The state-owned Herald Newspaper on Monday reported that the Thai patient who entered the country in February had absconded from the Wilkins Infectious Disease Hospital where he was scheduled to be tested for the virus. The information ministry quickly… Read More

A 312 kilometre road linking Congolese capital Brazzaville to Yaoundé in Cameroon has gone operational. The road is part of the integration plan of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), which aims to interconnect the capitals of its eleven member countries. The asphalt road which cost over $180 million starts from Ketta to Ntam on the Cameroonian border.… Read More

Two buses burst into flames after colliding in central Ghana, trapping passengers inside and killing at least 29 people early Monday, local government officials said. The buses collided in the Bono East region near Kintampo, Kintampo North municipal chief executive Micheal Sakodie-Baffoe said. The vehicles burst into flames after the crash, trapping the passengers inside, local council representative Mathias Taasun… Read More

Sudanese Prime Minister met with his cabinet on Monday after surviving an assassination attempt. The alleged terrorist attack targeted Abdalla Hamdok’s convoy in the capital Khartoum, his senior adviser said. Faisal Mohamed Salih, government spokesman gave details of the attack in a press interaction after the cabinet meeting saying: “The convoy of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was the victim… Read More